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James Cook was the son of a farm labourer, and held no great ambitions, being apprenticed in a grocer/haberdashery when he was 16. Lack of aptitude in the trade led his employer to introduce Cook to local shipowners, who took him on as a merchant navy apprentice. Here he was educated in algebra, trigonometry, navigation, and astronomy, which later set Cook up to command his own ship.
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When was captain cooks first job?
When very young he worked with his father as a farmer, later he was apprentice to a grocer
How did Cooks children die?
his daughter had cancer
What was the nickname of Captain Cooks crew?
the gaybos
Where was captain cooks mother born?
Britain
Where was captain cook's first voyage to?
Captain Cooks first voyage was to Europe
What were captain cooks brothers names?
asama and hamid
What did the hawaiians trade for captain cooks iron?
food?
What was captain cooks ship stature called?
Unicorn
What happened to captain James Cooks boat?
it disapeared -_-
What actors and actresses appeared in Too Many Captain Cooks - 1989?
The cast of Too Many Captain Cooks - 1989 includes: Paddy Fordham Wainburranga as himself
When is captain cooks birthday?
7th November 17281728-1779
Why is captain cooks cottage 'important' to Melbourne?
I have no idea Sorry
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