{"product_id":"2026100010608-secondhand-captain-cook","title":"Captain Cook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew lives read as thrillingly as that of James Cook, the Yorkshire farm boy who became the greatest explorer of the Age of Sail — and Alistair MacLean's Captain Cook brings that extraordinary story to vivid, compelling life. From his humble origins and early apprenticeship on the coal ships of the North Sea to his epic voyages of discovery across the Pacific, this biography chronicles Cook's relentless pursuit of the unknown, charting coastlines that no European eye had ever seen, from New Zealand and Australia to the icy passages of the Arctic and the sun-drenched shores of Hawaii, where his remarkable story met its violent and tragic end.\n\nMacLean, best known for his grip-and-don't-let-go adventure thrillers, brings the same propulsive narrative energy to historical biography, painting a portrait of a man driven by scientific curiosity, iron discipline, and an almost reckless courage. The result is a work that illuminates the broader Age of Enlightenment — a period when empires were built on the backs of bold navigators — while never losing sight of the intensely human story at its core. Accessible, authoritative, and deeply atmospheric, Captain Cook asks a quietly haunting question: what truly drives a man to keep sailing toward the edge of the world?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736468918491,"sku":"2026100010608-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/21e987ae-4b3c-4cc4-bd54-2c2f71bbd0c7.png?v=1792123054","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010608-secondhand-captain-cook","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}