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Book excerpt: "The Wide Wide Sea" by Hampton Sides
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe bestselling author of "Ghost Soldiers," "In the Kingdom of Ice" and "On Desperate Ground," returns with the story of Captain James Cook, and an...
Book Review: Hampton Sides revisits Captain James Cook, a divisive figure in the South Pacific
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCaptain James Cook’s voyages in the South Pacific in the late 1700s exemplify the law of unintended...
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Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBook Review: Hampton Sides revisits Captain James Cook, a divisive figure in the South Pacific
Captain James Cook and the controversial legacy of Western exploration
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe British explorer who sailed the uncharted Pacific Ocean in the 1700s, and who was killed in...
The canonized and vilified Capt. James Cook is ready for a reassessment
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 months 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.
Douglas Preston's 6 favorite books about historical discoveries
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDouglas Preston. When you make a purchase using links on our site, The Week may earn a commission....
Planning a road trip? Here are 5 titles you won't want to leave home without: Blundo
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn a car trip to Texas this month, my wife and I started making a list of the best audiobooks we’ve...
This week on "Sunday Morning" (April 7)
CBS News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA look at the features for this week's broadcast of the 2023 News & Documentary Emmy-winner for Outstanding Recorded News Program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
‘The Wide Wide Sea’ Review: The End of Capt. Cook
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF In March 1779, as the American colonies were locked in their bitter struggle for independence from England, Benjamin Franklin—then in Paris to...
The week's bestselling books, June 23
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 days ago(Los Angeles Times) Hardcover fiction 1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”...