Table of Contents

Foreword by Richard Neville
Introduction by Glyn Williams
Preface
Prologue
Part One: The South Seas
Introduction
1. The Voyage Begins, June-December 1776
2. Tasmania and New Zealand, January-February 1777
3. Cook Islands, March-April 17977
4. Tonga, April-August 1777
5. Tahiti, August-December 1777
6. Finding Hawai'i, December 1777-February 1778
Part Two: The Northwest Passage
Introduction
1. Nootka Sound, February-April 1778
2. Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet, May-June 1778)
3. Finding Arctic Ice, June-August 1778
4. Return to Unalaska, September-October 1778
Part Three: Revisiting Hawai'i and the Death of Cook
Introduction
1. In Hawaiian Waters, November 1778-January 1779
2. Kealakekua Bay, January-February 1779
3. Return to Kealakekua Bay, February 1779
4. Leaving Hawai'i, February-March 1779
Part Four: Homeward
Introduction
1. Reaching Avacha Bay, March-June 1779
2. Confronting Arctic Ice, June-July 1779
3. Return to Kamchatka and England, July-November 1779
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the Author

James K. Burnett is an Alaskan attorney who has written, co-edited, or contributed to multiple books and anthologies on Captain James Cook, Captain George Vancouver, and the history of Alaska. He served as president of the Cook Inlet Historical Society in Anchorage from 1998 to 2015, and found the journals and images while researching in Sydney nearly ten years ago.

Reviews

"A treasure trove of historical detail that will be of immense value to scholars and fascinating for interested general readers."--Good Old Boat

"An important, timely addition to the narrative of Pacific exploration. Strongly recommended for reading ashore and on the high seas."--Good Old Boat

"Interesting from beginning to end...the geographic orientation toward North America is, in itself, a rarity within the larger literature of Cook."--David Nicandri, former Washington State History Society director

"This handsome volume is a welcome addition to Cook historiography, particularly as it deals with the long under-represented third voyage."--The Ormsby Review

"This important, beautifully printed book is an essential addition to any serious collector of James Cook voyage literature."--The Northern Mariner