Reviews of The Last Voyage of Captain Cook

"Ledyard was a passionate writer and had a great eye for detail. The book will appeal to adventure junkies, as well as naturalists."

— Scott A. Eyman, Palm Beach Post, 5 June 2005

 

"This is the first time all Ledyard's writings—the Cook voyage, the Siberian journey and his Egyptian journal—have been collected together. They tell the story of an extraordinary, adventure-packed life during one of the great ages of exploration."

— Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times (of London), 7 June 2005

 

"In just over 100 pages, Ledyard describes the voyage in a simple style that is easy to read. It includes parts of the voyage often skipped in modern books about Cook...Ledyard's journal of his voyage with Cook was last printed in 1963...so another version is long overdue. The inclusion of material from his later life adds to our knowledge and appreciation of this remarkable man."

— Ian Boreham, Cook's Log, (Captain Cook Society newsletter), July-September 2005

 

"Great travel tales continue to be gripping and inspiring long after the journeys were actually made. So it comes as little suprise that the accounts of some of the world's earlier travellers continue to be republished, reread and admired. The popularity of National Geographic's Adventure Classics series stand testament to this, and the collection has now grown to include The Last Voyage of Captain Cook, in which James Zug brings together the writings of 18th-century U.S. explorer John Ledyard....Covering a vast breadth of experiences, the book is packed with intriguing and interesting observations."

— Sian Gibson, Geographical (The Journal of the Royal Geographic Society), November 2005

 

"This new volume with an introduction by James Zug, a biographer of Ledyard, brings together Ledyard's writings and places them in their rightful place in the annals of world exploration."

— Explorers Journal (Explorers Club), summer 2005