The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 3: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 3, credited to James King, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 3 by James King. Read in English by David Cole. Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a young man from Raiatea, to his homeland, but in fact to attempt the discovery of the Northwest Passage (a proposed route from the Pacific to the Atlantic north of Canada). Cook commanded HMS Resolution and was accompanied by Captain Clerke commanding HMS Discovery. After sailing to the Pacific via Tenerife, Cape Town and New Zealand, Omai was returned to his home, after which Cook became the first European to visit the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) and then mapped the West Coast of North America. After many delays, he penetrated the Bering Strait, but was unable because of ice to proceed either East or West. He eventually returned to Hawaii, where Cook was killed by the natives. Following the death of Captain Clerke from tuberculosis, the ships eventually returned to Britain under the command of Captain Gore. This third and last volume covers the death of Captain Cook, the second fruitless attempt to find the Northwest Passage, the death of Captain Clerke and the return of the expedition via Canton and the Cape of Good Hope (Summary by David Cole)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 3
• Author credits: James King
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 35
• Listed recording duration: 21:04:35

Catalogue topics

• exploration
• northwest passage
• pacific ocean
• hawaii
• 18th century

Opening tracks: first 24 of 35

1. 01 - Book V, Chap. I - Description of Carakakooa Bay etc. — 43:26
2. 02 - Book V, Chap, II - Farther Account of Transactions with the Natives etc. — 34:18
3. 03 - Book V, Chap. III - Suspicious Behaviour of the Natives etc. — 40:47
4. 04 - Book V, Chap. IV, Pt. 1 - Transactions at Owhyhee etc. — 34:26
5. 05 - Book V, Chap. IV, Pt. 2 — 34:00
6. 06 - Book V, Chap. V - Departure from Karakakooa in Search of an Harbour etc. — 37:52
7. 07 - Book V, Chap. VI, Pt. 1 - General Account of the Sandwich Islands etc. — 33:40
8. 08 - Book V, Chap. VI, Pt. 2 — 25:54
9. 09 - Book V, Chap. VII, Pt. 1 - General Account of the Sandwich Islands continued etc. — 37:58
10. 10 - Book V, Chap. VII, Pt. 2 — 33:12
11. 11 - Book V, Chap. VIII - General Account of the Sandwich Islands continued etc. — 39:55
12. 12 - Book VI, Chap. I, Pt. 1 - Departure from Oneeheow.etc. — 34:12
13. 13 - Book VI, Chap. I, Pt. 2 — 24:38
14. 14 - Book VI, Chap. II, Pt. 1 - Scarcity of Provisions and Stores at the Harbour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul etc. — 37:47
15. 15 - Book VI, Chap. II, Pt. 2 — 36:54
16. 16 - Book VI, Chap. III, Pt. 1 - Continuation of Transactions in the Harbour of St. Peter and St. Paul. etc. — 34:59
17. 17 - Book VI, Chap. III, Pt. 2 — 32:00
18. 18 - Book VI, Chap. IV, Pt. 1 - Fruitless Attempts to penetrate through the Ice to the northwest etc. — 35:18
19. 19 - Book VI, Chap. IV, Pt. 2 — 33:23
20. 20 - Book VI, Chap. V, Pt. 1 - Return to the Harbour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul etc. — 32:07
21. 21 - Book VI, Chap. V, Pt. 2 — 37:04
22. 22 - Book VI, Chap. V, Pt. 3 — 50:50
23. 23 - Book VI, Chap. VI, Pt. 1 - General Account of Kamtschatka etc. — 45:46
24. 24 - Book VI, Chap. VI, Pt. 2 — 42:54

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