THE WIDE WIDE SEA: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

An epic 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 legacy still debated to this day. It provides a thrilling narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterized exploration in the 1700s. 16 pages of photos.