02088cam a2200361 4500 124565318 TxAuBib 20130102120000.0 041103s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004063234 9780792293477 0792293479 DLC eng DLC YDX BAKER BTCTA YDXCP CZL ILU BDX ZPK TxAuBib Ledyard, John, 1751-1789. Selections 2004. The last voyage of Captain Cook : the collected writings of John Ledyard / edited by James Zug. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2005. xxiv, 266 p. : maps ; 23 cm. National Geographic adventure classics National Geographic adventure classics Ledyard's Siberian journals recount a harrowing journey through Russia under the rule of Catherine the Great, while his diary from Alexandria and Cairo provides a brilliant and rare account of Egypt before Napoleon's invasion. Finally, Ledyard's correspondence sheds light on pre-revolutionary Paris and on his friendships with the Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Franklin, and Sir Joseph Banks. In his short life, John Ledyard traveled farther than any American had before."--BOOK JACKET. 20130102. Ledyard, John, 1751-1789 Travel. Ledyard, John, 1751-1789 Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Ledyard, John, 1751-1789 Journey through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788. Voyages around the world Early works to 1800. Russia Description and travel Early works to 1800. Zug, James, 1969- Ledyard, John, 1751-1789., Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2005. National Geographic adventure classics. National Geographic adventure classics. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2004063234-b.html Contributor biographical information