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This biography examines the life and career of explorer James Cook. Peter FitzSimons traces Cook's voyages, achievements and role in the exploration of the Pacific. The book also considers the historical context and consequences surrounding his encounters with Indigenous peoples and European expansion. It presents Cook's life within the broader story of eighteenth-century exploration and empire.