To go upon discovery : James Cook and Canada, from 1758-1779 / Victor Suthren.
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TextPublication details: Toronto : Dundurn Press, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781554883660
- 1554883660
- 9781459713062
- 1459713060
- Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel -- Canada
- Cook, James, 1728-1779
- Cook, James, 1728-1779
- Nova Scotia -- Discovery and exploration
- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Discovery and exploration
- Nova Scotia -- History -- 1713-1763
- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 18th century
- Surveying -- Nova Scotia -- History -- 18th century
- Surveying -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 18th century
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Surveying -- Canada -- History -- 18th century
- Canada -- History -- 1755-1763
- Canada -- History -- Seven Years' War, 1755-1763
- Arpentage -- Canada -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Canada -- Histoire -- 1755-1763 (Guerre de Sept Ans)
- Nouvelle-Écosse -- Histoire -- 1713-1775
- HISTORY -- General
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- Surveying
- Travel
- Canada
- Great Britain
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- 1700-1799
- 971.6/01/092 22
- F1038 .S93 2000eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224).
Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: Early Life and the Path to the Royal Navy; Chapter Two: The Royal Navy in Cook's Day; Chapter Three: The Reason for Coming: The "French and Indian War" in North America; Chapter Four: Service in Canada: Louisbourg; Chapter Five: Service in Canada: Quebec; Chapter Six: Mastery Pursued: Nova Scotia and the War's End; Chapter Seven: Mastery Displayed: Newfoundland and the Great Survey; Chapter Eight: The Great South Sea and the First Two Voyages; Chapter Nine: The Final Voyage; Epilogue: The Significance of Cook's Experience in Canada; Notes.
This biography begins with Cook's arrival in Canada in 1758 and ends with his appointment to take the Endeavour to the South Pacific.
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