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They mentioned they were reading the book, noting it covers Captain James Cook's voyages, the negative impacts of his expeditions, and the fascination of exploring unknown lands.
I'm reading The Wide, Wide Sea by Hampton Sides.
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Episode: Kamala Didn't Have the Courage!
They mentioned they were reading the book, noting it covers Captain James Cook's voyages, the negative impacts of his expeditions, and the fascination of exploring unknown lands.
I'm reading The Wide, Wide Sea by Hampton Sides.
It's about Captain James Cook, famous British explorer.
Obviously a lot of downsides to these guys running around the world, spreading diseases and rats and killing off native peoples, but also kind of fascinating to imagine a period of time when you could hop in a boat and go someplace that no one you knew had ever heard of even or wasn't on a map.