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Author Hampton Sides joined the podcast to discuss The Wide Wide Sea, his account of Captain James Cook's final, fateful voyage. The conversation detailed the challenges of sailing uncharted waters and the tragic nature of Cook's encounters with indigenous peoples. A key focus was the forensic question of what might have been ailing the captain during this third voyage, leading to increased severity and cruelty before his death.
Episode: Capt. Cook's Final Voyage
The book was an account of Captain James Cook's final voyage, detailing the challenges of sailing uncharted waters and the remarkable, yet ultimately tragic, encounters with indigenous peoples. The discussion also focused on forensic questions about what might have been ailing Cook during this third voyage, leading to increased severity and cruelty.
His latest is The Wide Wide Sea Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Faithful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook.
It's one of the kind of forensic questions that comes up repeatedly in my book is what's ailing the captain?
We are speaking with Hampton sides his new book is The Wide Wide Sea Imperial Ambition first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook.
Hampton Sides book is the wide wide sea imperial ambition first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook.