Title: James Cook
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 James Cook was born on 27th of October, in the year 1728, in a Yorkshire town called Marton.
As a little boy, he loved to look at the sea. I bet he didn't imagine that he would be one of the worlds famous explorers.
When he was about ten, he was apprenticed to a Mr. Sanders, who lived in a nearby village called Ayton.
Therefore, he was sent to live there, and he went to a little school there, where he found he had a knack for numbers.
James lived in the store, surrounded by groceries and herbs, and slept under the counter at night. He spent his free time listening to sailors tales by the harbor.

 James stood this for a year and a half. Then he got up one morning, and ran away, taking only the clothes on his back with him.
He walked thirteen miles to Whitbey, found a ship, and presented himself to the mate.
The mate liked the look of James, and took him to Walker Brothers, the heads of the collier fleet. 
James was appointed, as his life of choice began.

 Years passed, and James got his mate's certificate, and would have made it to a captain of one of the ships, had not the Seven Years War begun.
James gave it some thought, and then joined up in the Kings Royal Navy.
He was sent to America. As soon as James made his mark, he found himself a captain of a kings ship, the Murcurey.
He was sent to join Admiral Saunders who was besieging Quebec.

 It happened that in 1766, the