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James Cook was born.
He was born in Marton, United Kingdom -
Dreams of exploring far away places
When James was farming, he longed to be a sailor from the time he was eight. It was his dream that he knew he was going to do when he was older. -
First Job
Worked on ships as an apprentice taking coal from Whitby to London. -
First Voyage
His first voyage went to Rio de Janeiro, to Tahiti, New Zealand and then they went to New Holland and then started home through the Bay of Biscay. -
St. Lawrence River
Captain Cook uses his mapping skills to map the St. Lawrence River to safely get the ships to Quebec City. -
Newfoundland
Used his skills to map the coast of Newfoundland. -
Death
James Cook was killed by angry Hawaiians because they realized that he was not one of their gods.
