Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery : Performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780

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John Rickman, second lieutenant on one of the two ships commanded by James Cook on his last expedition, wrote this journal during the voyage. It was first published anonymously in 1781, with this revised edition appearing in 1785, offering a detailed first-hand narrative of the four-year voyage, including Cook's death.