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Captain Cook

The famous British explorer, discussed in the Hawaiian section.

minor

Also known as Cook, Captain James Cook

First appearance: roughing it

Captain Cook shows up with force in LXIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned humorously as having brought a top-buggy and a horse to Hawaii in 1778, and referenced in the discussion of the Sandwich Islanders' condition.
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In LXIV: Mentioned humorously as having brought a top-buggy and a horse to Hawaii in 1778, and referenced in the discussion of the Sandwich Islanders' condition. Later, in LXVI: Mentioned as the source of the original…

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