Project Gutenberg 2005-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 256 Cook, James 1728 1779 Cook, Captain (James) Cooke, James Furneaux, Tobias 1735 1781 A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 "A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1" by James Cook is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The narrative chronicles Cook's ambitious journey aboard the ships Resolution and Adventure as they explore the Southern Hemisphere and the South Pacific Ocean, specifically in search of a Southern continent that had intrigued geographers and navigators for years. At the start of the journey, Cook details the preparations and events leading up to the expedition, including the equipment of the ships, their roster of officers and men, and their departure from England. The narrative captures various incidents during the initial leg of the journey, such as stops at Madeira and St. Jago, the weather conditions faced, observations made during navigation, and the operations of ensuring the health and safety of the crew. Cook's approach is marked by a scientific inquiry into natural history, geography, and the interactions with indigenous populations encountered along the way, setting the stage for an extensive exploration filled with adventure and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Antarctica Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800 G Text Travel Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 745067 2025-08-07T04:17:04.259976 text/html 744888 2025-01-15T00:06:32.636281 text/html 360340 2025-08-07T04:17:13.418935 application/epub+zip 370885 2025-08-07T04:17:07.723979 application/epub+zip 336598 2025-08-07T04:17:06.482984 application/epub+zip 710874 2025-08-07T04:17:17.956896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682611 2025-08-07T04:17:12.608958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640085 2022-09-07T23:39:58.671496 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714072 2025-08-07T04:17:03.825998 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 713384 2020-12-14T11:52:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 715683 2020-12-14T11:52:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20577 2025-08-07T04:17:18.105953 application/rdf+xml 23684 2025-08-07T04:17:06.980938 image/jpeg 4745 2025-08-07T04:17:06.731997 image/jpeg 251757 2020-12-14T11:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 251806 2020-12-14T11:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 357579 2025-08-07T04:17:04.314028 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia