Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada

"...the main features of Cook's work in North American waters are nicely outlined. The writing is clear and direct."

- Barry Gough The Northern Mariner

"This is a book for every resident of the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador to read and treasure, and a "must-have" volume for any student of marine history."

- Oceans Association Newsletter

"Well-researched...Lockett has written an interesting, commendably brief yet clear picture of Cook. Well worth its shelf space in any Canadian maritime library."

- Fraser McKee (NOAC Toronto) Starshell Magazine

"On occasion an historical publication will appear that one wishes one had written oneself, and Jerry Lockett's superb study of the Canadian career of James Cook is just such a work...demonstrates with clarity, pragmatic explanation, and unassailable detail the formative character of Cook's relationship with Canada...

Lockett's excellent, readable work belongs on the shelf alongside Beaglehole, Robson, and others who have led the way in illuminating the life and achievements of this extraordinary Yorkshire navigator."

- Victor Suthren Cook's Log, The Captain Cook Society

Locketts study is a valuable contribution because he takes as his focus not the captain, but rather the master. ...Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada offers scholarly and popular
audiences a window into Cook's formative years, his experiences in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and his progress from an ambitious merchant seaman to one of the worlds most famous explorers.

- Jeffers Lennox Canadian HIstorical Review

"In this engaging portrait of the explorer as a young man, Lockett focuses on Cook's formative years in Eastern Canada, describing in vivid detail his role in both the Louisbourg and Quebec campaigns, as well as his survey of Newfoundland....
The author's intimate knowledge of the history of the region, as well as his meticulous research and accessible style, make this book a compelling read."

- Joyce Glasner Canada's History Magazine

"... a most useful addition to the James Cook literature."

- Larry Robbins International Congress of Maritime Museums