The Cannibal Islands, by R.M. Ballantyne

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Title: The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas

Author: R.M. Ballantyne

Release Date: October 31, 2007 [EBook #23267]

Language: English

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The Cannibal Islands, by R.M. Ballantyne.

CHAPTER ONE.

A HERO WHO ROSE FROM THE RANKS.

More than a hundred years ago, there lived a man who dwelt in a mud cottage in the county of York; his name was Cook. He was a poor, honest labourer--a farm servant. This man was the father of that James Cook who lived to be a captain in the British Navy, and who, before he was killed, became one of the best and greatest navigators that ever spread his sails to the breeze and crossed the stormy sea.

Captain Cook was a true hero. His name is known throughout the whole world wherever books are read. He was born in the lowest condition of life, and raised himself to the highest point of fame. He was a self-taught man too. No large sums of money or long years of time were spent upon his schooling. No college education made him what he was. An old woman taught him his letters, but he was not sent to s

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