The Wide Wide Sea

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death

'An astounding tale . . . recreated in swashbuckling detail . . . Sides delivers it with narrative urgency. The cast of characters is a joy'Sunday Times

'An enthralling account of Captain Cook's final, fatal voyage... An excellent new book' The Economist

'A rollicking good read, with a tone that reminds me of David Grann's recent tale of the 1741 Wager shipwreck . . . riveting' Daily Telegraph

'Vivid and propulsive' New York Times

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On July 12^th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach in Hawaii, Cook was killed -