# Captain Cook — Roughing It character guide

> Captain Cook in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cook, Captain James Cook

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

The famous British explorer, discussed in the Hawaiian section.

## In the story

### [LXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/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.

### [LXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxvi)

Mentioned as the source of the original population estimate of four hundred thousand native Hawaiians.

### [LXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxxi)

Historical figure whose assassination at Kealakekua Bay is recounted and critically analyzed.

### [LXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxxii)

Mentioned as being mistaken for the god Lono by some natives, and killed when he groaned.

### [LXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lxxvii)

Referenced as 'Cap Saltmarsh' in Markiss's tale, though the name is a playful misattribution.

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