The Epic Voyage of
Captain George Vancouver
The incredible true story of George Vancouver – world traveler and Royal Navy officer – Madness, Betrayal and the Lash is a tale of adventure at sea, the struggle of empires and of one man’s battle against illness, the isolation of command and Britain’s polarizing class system. When fourteen-year-old Vancouver enlisted with the celebrated James Cook in 1772 he soon found himself transported to lands of which he had never dreamed. During ten years girdling the globe with Cook he learned leadership and marine skills that would guide him on his own epic voyage.
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