Fact Fiction Friday ~ Captain James Cook

Continuing our new and regular feature here at Historical Fiction.  

Each Friday we will publish an historical fact based upon the date. Each fact will be accompanied by a book(s) title and perhaps a review or other snippet.

17th January 1773 ~ Captain James Cook and his crew were the first Europeans to sail around the Antarctic Circle. The book to accompany the fact is this biography of Captain James Cook written by Richard Hough.