“I had the ambition not only to reach farther than anyone had ever reached before, but as far as it was possible for a human being to go.”
James Cook
The unforgettable island paradises of the Pacific have long since been destroyed, but the journals of James Cook, vivid and well-written, with a wealth of detail about the lives of those happy peoples, the flora and the fauna, radiate the charm of exploration, move, educate, and fascinate the reader, remaining an eternal monument to the intentions of Western man, which, as we know, often lead to hell.
first & second voyage
