Ben Wilson

I can only imagine how much longer that voice must have been in the 1760s and 70s when these people are coming from England. Okay. So. Uh, they, they start spreading these tales of, of Polynesia and New Zealand and Australia and all these amazing discoveries. And it's very romantic, but captain cook is not the celebrity of, of the voyage. That is Joseph banks.

I can only imagine how much longer that voice must have been in the 1760s and 70s when these people are coming from England. Okay. So. Uh, they, they start spreading these tales of, of Polynesia and New Zealand and Australia and all these amazing discoveries. And it's very romantic, but captain cook is not the celebrity of, of the voyage. That is Joseph banks.

Uh, Joseph banks becomes wildly famous. Cook himself does not, which on the one hand, he's not worried about. James Cook is not the type of person who would want to be a celebrity. On the other hand, he does, going forward, keep more detailed observations. He becomes more literary. And that would be to be able to give his own narrative of his voyages.

Uh, Joseph banks becomes wildly famous. Cook himself does not, which on the one hand, he's not worried about. James Cook is not the type of person who would want to be a celebrity. On the other hand, he does, going forward, keep more detailed observations. He becomes more literary. And that would be to be able to give his own narrative of his voyages.

So he does take some note of what is happening to Joseph Banks. And it should be said that Cook certainly does gain esteem in certain circles. Within the Navy, he's a very respected figure, and that esteem actually gets him an audience with the king, where he gives a firsthand account of his journeys. Not bad for a peasant boy, essentially, who grew up in Northern England. Okay, so...

So he does take some note of what is happening to Joseph Banks. And it should be said that Cook certainly does gain esteem in certain circles. Within the Navy, he's a very respected figure, and that esteem actually gets him an audience with the king, where he gives a firsthand account of his journeys. Not bad for a peasant boy, essentially, who grew up in Northern England. Okay, so...

it's not long before James Cook is commissioned to do a second expedition. This time, the goal is to shore up British colonial claims in the Pacific and make further explorations for Terra Australis. Basically, um, they had mostly ruled it out. Um,

it's not long before James Cook is commissioned to do a second expedition. This time, the goal is to shore up British colonial claims in the Pacific and make further explorations for Terra Australis. Basically, um, they had mostly ruled it out. Um,

In the first journey, at least of it being a giant productive continent somewhere, but people are intrigued by, well, could it be a big snowy continent somewhere further south? So they want to explore that. So, um, this time they get two ships, the resolution and the adventure. Cook is home for less than 10 weeks before this new plan is decided upon.

In the first journey, at least of it being a giant productive continent somewhere, but people are intrigued by, well, could it be a big snowy continent somewhere further south? So they want to explore that. So, um, this time they get two ships, the resolution and the adventure. Cook is home for less than 10 weeks before this new plan is decided upon.

You know, he is home for about a year before he leaves again. This time, Joseph Banks doesn't come. They have a falling out. Just Banks wants to. add all this construction so they can have nicer quarters and ends up making the ship too top heavy. And he's like, I don't have to put up with this. He storms off. They get a new chief scientist. His name is Johan Reinhold Forster. Totally brilliant.

You know, he is home for about a year before he leaves again. This time, Joseph Banks doesn't come. They have a falling out. Just Banks wants to. add all this construction so they can have nicer quarters and ends up making the ship too top heavy. And he's like, I don't have to put up with this. He storms off. They get a new chief scientist. His name is Johan Reinhold Forster. Totally brilliant.

Probably a little autistic, really hard to get along with. He's right about everything because he's super smart, but he insists on being right about everything and he's not well liked. Okay. So he's home for basically exactly a year, a year and a day. And on July 13th, 1772, he departs on his next expedition. Um,

Probably a little autistic, really hard to get along with. He's right about everything because he's super smart, but he insists on being right about everything and he's not well liked. Okay. So he's home for basically exactly a year, a year and a day. And on July 13th, 1772, he departs on his next expedition. Um,

They go back, this time they go east, so they go south around Africa, go back to Australia, stop in New Zealand, where this time the people are a little more used to them, so they get a slightly warmer welcome. one thing that does change about Cook is his relationship with the natives. The arrival of the endeavor had changed things. They struck up real relationships, real friendships.

They go back, this time they go east, so they go south around Africa, go back to Australia, stop in New Zealand, where this time the people are a little more used to them, so they get a slightly warmer welcome. one thing that does change about Cook is his relationship with the natives. The arrival of the endeavor had changed things. They struck up real relationships, real friendships.

And that was true of the sailors. That was true of Cook in particular. You know, these kings, these chieftains, They were often as curious as Cook was. They're intelligent, they're outward looking, they're excited to meet new people. And so here comes this guy, Captain Cook, who can teach them things about the larger world, who brings them new technology, new learning, new ways of doing things.

And that was true of the sailors. That was true of Cook in particular. You know, these kings, these chieftains, They were often as curious as Cook was. They're intelligent, they're outward looking, they're excited to meet new people. And so here comes this guy, Captain Cook, who can teach them things about the larger world, who brings them new technology, new learning, new ways of doing things.

And yes, he brings them things that often enrich them and give them a leg up over their neighbors. but also of course you're gonna feel like a natural affection for someone who can teach you all this stuff right i think those two things are kind of wrapped up in each other

And yes, he brings them things that often enrich them and give them a leg up over their neighbors. but also of course you're gonna feel like a natural affection for someone who can teach you all this stuff right i think those two things are kind of wrapped up in each other