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The Wide Wide Sea

BuchGebunden
432 Seiten
Englisch
Penguin Books Ltderschienen am11.04.2024
- BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER- NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWFrom New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death An astounding tale . . . recreated in swashbuckling detail . . . Sides delivers it with narrative urgency. The cast of characters is a joy´ Sunday Times An enthralling account of Captain Cook´s final, fatal voyage... An excellent new book´ The Economist A rollicking good read, with a tone that reminds me of David Grann´s recent tale of the 1741 Wager shipwreck . . . riveting´ Daily Telegraph'Vivid and propulsive' New York Times---On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach in Hawaii, Cook was killed - beaten and stabbed in a conflict with the indigenous population.What brought Cook to these final moments, so at odds with his reputation? Renowned for his humane leadership, dedication to science and the curiosity and respect, not judgement, with which he greeted societies that were new to him, Cook had already mapped huge swathes of the Pacific and initiated first European contact with numerous native peoples.The stated mission for his third voyage was to return a Tahitian man, Mai, who had become the toast of London high society, to his home islands. But Cook carried secret orders to venture north, to discover the fabled Northwest Passage and chart and claim lands before Britain´s imperial rivals. And Cook himself was different on his final, fatal voyage.Deeply researched and vividly told, The Wide Wide Sea is at once a ferociously-paced, epic adventure and a searching examination of the consequences of the Age of Exploration from a master storyteller.---- Sides has written a riveting book, deeply researched, light of touch and always judicious and full-sailed about an exceptional man´s final extraordinary journey´ SPECTATOR'A wonderful, visceral yarn and an enthralling read, replete with brilliant detail' ROBERT MCCRUMPRAISE FOR HAMPTON SIDES'Enthralling . . . as gripping as any well-paced thriller but a lot more interesting because it is also true' THE TIMES Stunningly vivid´ MARK BOWDEN, AUTHOR OF BLACK HAWK DOWN'Splendid in every way. . . a marvellous nonfiction thriller' WALL STREET JOURNAL Extraordinary . . . meticulous research shores up a fast-paced narrative´ FINANCIAL TIMES'Viscerally dramatic . . . spellbinding . . . bold, dynamic, unusually vivid´ NEW YORK TIMES'Unforgettable . . . a pulse-racing epic . . . a masterful work of history and storytelling' LOS ANGELES TIMES Reads like a first-class epic thriller' TIMEmehr
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Klappentext- BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024- NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER- NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWFrom New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death An astounding tale . . . recreated in swashbuckling detail . . . Sides delivers it with narrative urgency. The cast of characters is a joy´ Sunday Times An enthralling account of Captain Cook´s final, fatal voyage... An excellent new book´ The Economist A rollicking good read, with a tone that reminds me of David Grann´s recent tale of the 1741 Wager shipwreck . . . riveting´ Daily Telegraph'Vivid and propulsive' New York Times---On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach in Hawaii, Cook was killed - beaten and stabbed in a conflict with the indigenous population.What brought Cook to these final moments, so at odds with his reputation? Renowned for his humane leadership, dedication to science and the curiosity and respect, not judgement, with which he greeted societies that were new to him, Cook had already mapped huge swathes of the Pacific and initiated first European contact with numerous native peoples.The stated mission for his third voyage was to return a Tahitian man, Mai, who had become the toast of London high society, to his home islands. But Cook carried secret orders to venture north, to discover the fabled Northwest Passage and chart and claim lands before Britain´s imperial rivals. And Cook himself was different on his final, fatal voyage.Deeply researched and vividly told, The Wide Wide Sea is at once a ferociously-paced, epic adventure and a searching examination of the consequences of the Age of Exploration from a master storyteller.---- Sides has written a riveting book, deeply researched, light of touch and always judicious and full-sailed about an exceptional man´s final extraordinary journey´ SPECTATOR'A wonderful, visceral yarn and an enthralling read, replete with brilliant detail' ROBERT MCCRUMPRAISE FOR HAMPTON SIDES'Enthralling . . . as gripping as any well-paced thriller but a lot more interesting because it is also true' THE TIMES Stunningly vivid´ MARK BOWDEN, AUTHOR OF BLACK HAWK DOWN'Splendid in every way. . . a marvellous nonfiction thriller' WALL STREET JOURNAL Extraordinary . . . meticulous research shores up a fast-paced narrative´ FINANCIAL TIMES'Viscerally dramatic . . . spellbinding . . . bold, dynamic, unusually vivid´ NEW YORK TIMES'Unforgettable . . . a pulse-racing epic . . . a masterful work of history and storytelling' LOS ANGELES TIMES Reads like a first-class epic thriller' TIME
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-241-43733-9
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2024
Erscheinungsdatum11.04.2024
Seiten432 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 160 mm, Höhe 238 mm, Dicke 41 mm
Gewicht694 g
Artikel-Nr.60589104
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GenreRomane Hardcover

Autor

Hampton Sides is an editor-at-large for Outside magazine and teaches literary journalism and narrative history at Colorado College. The bestselling author of Kingdom of Ice, Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, and Hellhound On His Trail, he lives in Santa Fe with his wife Anne.