There’s also a detective story en route, as Cook searches for the truth about a grisly episode ­concerning his second ...

Sides’s latest effort, “The Wide Wide Sea,” is a gripping account of Captain James ... When Cook sailed in seven years later on his second Pacific voyage, Mai requested passage, becoming ...

Captain James Cook's pioneering journeys across the Pacific in the eighteenth century changed the course of science. They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration.

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.

The voyages of Captain James Cook delivered new and exciting scientific and geographical discoveries to the western world. "Natural Curiosities", such as rocks, plants and animals were obviously ...

Captain Cook won the $250,000 Withers by 2 1/4 lengths at Aqueduct to join the Kentucky Derby trail. Ridden by Manny Franco, Captain Cook ran nine furlongs in 1:51.83.

“He ran big.” Surfside Moon, a 33-1 shot, was second and Omaha Omaha was another 6 1/2 lengths back in third. Captain Cook paid $4.90 to win as the wagering favorite. “He can do anything you ...