The Wide Wide Sea

A thrilling and superbly crafted account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii. Hampton Sides’ bravura account wrestles with Cook’s legacy while providing a thrilling narrative of the efforts and danger of 1700s exploration. Cook, known for his respect for Indigenous peoples, became increasingly mercurial on this last voyage, leading to a fatal conflict driven by exploitative treatment of the Hawaiians.