The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

by Hampton Sides

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "thrilling and superbly crafted" (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385544766
• ISBN13: 9780385544764
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"