Roughing It · Character
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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