A Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook: To Which Are Added Some Particulars, Concerning His Life and Character, and Observations Respecting ... Into Other Sandwich Islands (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from A Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook: To Which Are Added Some Particulars, Concerning His Life and Character, and Observations Respecting the Introduction of the Venereal Disease Into Other Sandwich Islands

The late appearance of this Narrative has been owing to the peculiar situation of the writer, whose domestic residence is.at a great distance from the metropolis, and whose duty frequently calls him from home for several months together. He has the pleasure of adding, that, in publishing the following account of Captain Cook's death, he acts in concurrence with the opinion of some very respectable persons.

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