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Plot Summary of Captain James Cook
"This is the story of James Cook, from humble beginnings to famous explorer of the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific, the Arctic and Antarctic. "
Janet Gratton, Resident Scholar



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Plot
job/profession: - explorer
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1700's

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - long lived adults
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - British
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other people
Physique - average physique

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Pacific Islands - Australia
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - North Pole - Ocean - South Pole
Water? Yes
Century: - 18th century

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Book makes you feel? - in awe
Writer's slant towards subject: - very favorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations? - A lot 11-15 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
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