Back To ListTo Go Upon DiscoveryJames Cook and Canada, from 1758 to 1779ByVictor SuthrenPublished February 2000Paperback$ 35.99Paperback$ 35.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionTo Go Upon Discovery begins with Cook’s arrival in Canada in 1758 and ends with his appointment to take Endeavour to the South Pacific. In between these dates, we witness the siege of Louisbourg during the Seven Years’ War, where Cook made his almost accidental discovery of the surveying techniques that distinguished him and gave him a prominent place in history. We see the development of his abilities while based in Halifax (1759-62), a port he knew better than any but his home port of Whitby, England. We are also party to the detailed description of Cook’s Newfoundland survey of 1763-67.Of Related InterestBlack Flag of the NorthVictor SuthrenReviews "An excllent treatise, for it is not only a good and reliable record of what the great navigator did in waters that were soon to become Canadian but also demonstrates that in Canadian history the sea is one."International Journal of Maritime HistoryPreviousNextContributorsVictor SuthrenVictor Suthren is a writer and historian with a special interest in maritime history. A former director general of the Canadian War Museum, he lives in Merrickville, Ontario.View Author Page Book DetailsePubFebruary 2000-248 pp9781459713062PaperbackFebruary 20006x9 in248 pp9781550023275ePubFebruary 2000-248 pp9781554883660