![]() ![]() “I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.” James Cook On this day Cook wakes to learn that a boat has been stolen and Collingridge believes that he decided to pick a fight. Now he and his crew are no longer treated as honoured guests there has been a spelt of thefts from the ship. The Hawaiians do not welcome him back, considering him to have overstayed his welcome. He has created a legacy very few can match as a scientist, explorer and commander.Īfter six weeks in Hawaii Cook has set sail but has had to return when Resolution breaks a sail. The commentators used throughout the series sum up his career that has led him to this point of time. ![]() ![]() In this excerpt the events leading up to Cook’s death on 14 February 1779 are dramatised in the documentary and analysed by Vanessa Collingridge. Cook made three epic voyages around the world. Captain Cook- The Death of Cook is an excerpt from Northwest Passage, the final episode of the 4 x one-hour series Captain Cook – Obsession and Discovery, produced in 2007.Ĭaptain James Cook FRS RN (Octo– February 14, 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. ![]()
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