{"product_id":"9781405945233-the-wide-wide-sea","title":"The Wide Wide Sea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e TOP-TEN BOOK OF 2024\u003cbr\u003eA BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating.\u003c\/b\u003e I felt it somehow told me more about the making of the modern world than any book I had read for ages' \u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN FRY, BOOKS OF THE YEAR, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An \u003cb\u003eastounding tale \u003c\/b\u003e. recreated in \u003cb\u003eswashbuckling detail .\u003c\/b\u003e Sides delivers it with narrative urgency. \u003cb\u003eThe cast of characters is a joy’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An \u003cb\u003eenthralling\u003c\/b\u003e account of Captain Cook’s final, fatal voyage… An \u003cb\u003eexcellent \u003c\/b\u003enew book’ \u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A rollicking good read\u003c\/b\u003e, with a tone that reminds me of David Grann’s recent tale of the 1741 \u003ci\u003eWager\u003c\/i\u003e shipwreck . riveting’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eVivid and propulsive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003eOn July 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in HMS \u003ci\u003eResolution\u003c\/i\u003e. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach in Hawaii, Cook was killed – beaten and stabbed in a conflict with the indigenous population.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat brought Cook to these final moments, so at odds with his reputation? Renowned for his humane leadership, dedication to science and the curiosity and respect, not judgement, with which he greeted societies that were new to him, Cook had already mapped huge swathes of the Pacific and initiated first European contact with numerous native peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stated mission for his third voyage was to return a Tahitian man, Mai, who had become the toast of London high society, to his home islands. But Cook carried secret orders to venture north, to discover the fabled Northwest Passage and chart and claim lands before Britain’s imperial rivals. And Cook himself was different on his final, fatal voyage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeeply researched and vividly told, \u003ci\u003eThe Wide Wide Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a ferociously-paced, epic adventure and a searching examination of the consequences of the Age of Exploration from a master storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Sides has written a riveting book, deeply researched, light of touch and always judicious and full-sailed about an exceptional man’s final extraordinary journey’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful, visceral yarn and an enthralling read, replete with brilliant detail'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eROBERT MCCRUM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR HAMPTON SIDES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEnthralling\u003c\/b\u003e … as gripping as any well-paced thriller but a lot more interesting because it is also true' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Stunningly \u003cb\u003evivid\u003c\/b\u003e’ MARK BOWDEN, AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eBLACK HAWK DOWN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSplendid\u003c\/b\u003e in every way… a marvellous nonfiction thriller' \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eExtraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e … meticulous research shores up a fast-paced narrative’ \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Viscerally \u003cb\u003edramatic\u003c\/b\u003e … spellbinding. \u003cb\u003ebold, dynamic\u003c\/b\u003e, unusually vivid’ \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eUnforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e…a pulse-racing epic … a masterful work of history and storytelling' \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eReads like a first-class epic thriller'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53556373389686,"sku":"9781405945233","price":9.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33705255.jpg?v=1744607155","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405945233-the-wide-wide-sea","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}