Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

James Cook

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Topic

Adventure Wanderlust

Author

James Cook

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1774 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Explorer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Cook, James. Diary entry. 30 Jan. 1774.

Current Citation

Cook, James. The Journals of Captain Cook. Penguin Classics, 2000.

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Topic
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Source
Declaration of Independence
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1776 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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