Cook 
Subtitle: The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain James Cook
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: September 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9780802714121
Subjects: Explorers; World - General; History: World; Europe - Great Britain - General; Biography; Modern - 18th Century; History; Biography / Autobiography; Great Britain; Expeditions & Discoveries; Adventurers & Explorers; Maritime History; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; Travel; Voyages around the world; 1728-1779; 18th century; Cook, James,
First sentence: Despite the cold, a good many people stand about idly in Tower Hill, a broad and open space in the middle of a congested city, a place at once grand and squalid, depending on whether you glance towards the fine buildings along its western side, or the dunghill beside the ditch.