This vivid book retells the Story of Captain Cook\'s great voyages in the South Seas, focusing on the Encounters between the explorers and the island peoples they "discovered." While Cook and his men were initially confounded by the Polynesians, they were also curious.
The islanders, who initially were not certain if the Englishmen were even human, came to experiment with Western customs and i.
Cook and his crew soon formed friendships--and often more intimate relationships--with the islanders.
This vivid book retells the Story of Captain Cook\'s great voyages in the South Seas, focusing on the Encounters between the explorers and the island peoples they "discovered." While Cook and his men were initially confounded by the Polynesians, they were also curious
