Lying for the Admiralty
Cameron-Ash, Margaret
Never have Cooks journals and charts been subjected to such unbiased, forensic examination. The doubts, puzzles and queries raised by J.C. Beaglehole, Cooks renowned editor and biographer, are answered. Cooks discoveries had to remain secret until Britain could afford to send an occupation force to fortify the place and keep out the French hence the publication of Cooks censored journal and charts. From the Foreword by John Howard .... The aut...