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Book Review: Hampton Sides revisits Captain James Cook, a divisive figure in the South Pacific
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCaptain James Cook’s voyages in the South Pacific in the late 1700s exemplify the law of unintended...
Captain James Cook and the controversial legacy of Western exploration
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe British explorer who sailed the uncharted Pacific Ocean in the 1700s, and who was killed in...
‘The Wide Wide Sea’ Review: The End of Capt. Cook
The Wall Street Journal· 4 weeks agoBOOKSHELF In March 1779, as the American colonies were locked in their bitter struggle for independence from England, Benjamin Franklin—then in Paris to...
Why Tourism In Hawaii Is Causing Natives To Lose Their Homes
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEvery year, tourism in Hawaiian increases as people search for sunshine, waves, and sandy beach...
What’s at the end of path? Far-off object in Scout leader’s photo reveals a surprise
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoI was reading the other day about the explorations of James Cook, the 18th-century captain who...
Big Isle police arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 7—Hawaii island police have arrested the suspect involved in an alleged altercation and hit-and-run in Captain Cook that resulted in the death of an 88-year-old man over the weekend. Ronald ...
The truth about Captain Cook’s final voyage – and the cannibals
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA few weeks ago, the library of Cambridge’s Trinity College (home of the recently defaced Lord...
Captain Cook man, 66, dies following three-vehicle crash in Kona
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 5—A 66-year-old man died Saturday afternoon shortly after his car went over an embankment in South Kona on Hawaii island. Hawaii island police have identified the man as William Jennings ...
The canonized and vilified Capt. James Cook is ready for a reassessment
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn Hampton Sides' telling, this explorer's final mission, ending with his death on the shores of Hawaii's Big Island, has room for both condemnation and celebration.
Man, 18, dies after crashing pickup truck into tree on Hawaii island
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 17—An 18-year-old man died this afternoon following a solo vehicle crash in Captain Cook on Hawaii island. Hawaii County police have positively identified the teen as Maui Kamokukaulanaina ...
