Description
In this vivid narrative history, the final voyage of Captain James Cook unfolds as an epic journey across the Pacific—an expedition driven by scientific ambition, imperial competition, and the elusive search for the Northwest Passage. Hampton Sides brings the 18th-century world of perilous seas, unfamiliar shores, and cross-cultural encounters to life while examining the qualities that made Cook a celebrated navigator—and the increasingly troubling decisions that shaped his legacy. As the voyage reaches its fateful conclusion in Hawaii, the book explores the human costs of exploration and the lasting consequences of European contact with Indigenous peoples. Propulsive and deeply researched, it is both a gripping adventure and a nuanced reckoning with the contradictions of the Age of Exploration.
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paperback
Diversified Publishing
Published Jan 1, 2024
705 pages
ISBN: 9780593863183
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First Published
2024
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides.