Ben Wilson

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Van Man is the best that there is. Try them out. Use code TAKEOVER10 for 10% off. Again, I can't recommend them highly enough, Do yourself a favor, try Van Man. Okay, so let's start at the beginning. James Cook is born in a small hamlet. It's called Martin. It's in Yorkshire in northeastern England. His father is Scottish, so he's kind of half Scottish, half English.

He's born to a peasant family. He does not come from means, not aristocratic at all. His dad is pretty smart, and they live on the estate of a man who's a Quaker. Okay, so Quakers are a religious minority in England, and They're very interesting. The main thing to know about Quakers is they're very egalitarian and very liberal.

He's born to a peasant family. He does not come from means, not aristocratic at all. His dad is pretty smart, and they live on the estate of a man who's a Quaker. Okay, so Quakers are a religious minority in England, and They're very interesting. The main thing to know about Quakers is they're very egalitarian and very liberal.

And so this particular Quaker, his name is Thomas Scotto, and he's always looking for ways to kind of raise up and educate the laborers, farm workers on his land.

And so this particular Quaker, his name is Thomas Scotto, and he's always looking for ways to kind of raise up and educate the laborers, farm workers on his land.

and so he identifies james cook's father as a talented man who can use more opportunities and then pretty early on he recognized that james cook is a bright young boy and so he gives him some basic schooling and then when he is 16 he uh you know mr scott ow

and so he identifies james cook's father as a talented man who can use more opportunities and then pretty early on he recognized that james cook is a bright young boy and so he gives him some basic schooling and then when he is 16 he uh you know mr scott ow

goes out of his way to get him an apprenticeship a few miles away in a seaside village where he works for a grocer and learn some basic accounting and is able to kind of learn business a little bit. And so it's a nice advancement for for James Cook. He's like learning a trade. but he finds it lonely and dull. It's just him. He's the one tending the shop most of the time, no one his age.

goes out of his way to get him an apprenticeship a few miles away in a seaside village where he works for a grocer and learn some basic accounting and is able to kind of learn business a little bit. And so it's a nice advancement for for James Cook. He's like learning a trade. but he finds it lonely and dull. It's just him. He's the one tending the shop most of the time, no one his age.

And so at nights he starts wandering out from the shop and exploring the town a little bit. And again, it's a seaside town. It's got a little port and some ships. And so he starts striking up some friendships with the local sailors. And this is the first time that James Cook hears the call of the sea.

And so at nights he starts wandering out from the shop and exploring the town a little bit. And again, it's a seaside town. It's got a little port and some ships. And so he starts striking up some friendships with the local sailors. And this is the first time that James Cook hears the call of the sea.

Eventually, you know, he makes friends with these sailors and they start liking him and he makes some acquaintances and friendships and he's able to get another apprenticeship, this time as a seaman. And so he enrolls in a local merchant Navy school where he once again excels in things like algebra, trigonometry, geometry and navigation.

Eventually, you know, he makes friends with these sailors and they start liking him and he makes some acquaintances and friendships and he's able to get another apprenticeship, this time as a seaman. And so he enrolls in a local merchant Navy school where he once again excels in things like algebra, trigonometry, geometry and navigation.

So when he's on land, he's studying at his little naval school. And then most of the time he is going out to sea as a little teenage sailor. He's taking these coal ships from this little town because northern England is kind of coal country. And so he takes coal ships from this little town down to London. And his trips to London must have been his first glimpse at the wider world.

So when he's on land, he's studying at his little naval school. And then most of the time he is going out to sea as a little teenage sailor. He's taking these coal ships from this little town because northern England is kind of coal country. And so he takes coal ships from this little town down to London. And his trips to London must have been his first glimpse at the wider world.

Coming from these really small towns, you go to London and you see goods and people from all over the world, and you meet all these sailors, right? You're just coming from Northern England, but lots of sailors are coming from

Coming from these really small towns, you go to London and you see goods and people from all over the world, and you meet all these sailors, right? You're just coming from Northern England, but lots of sailors are coming from