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Sep 1, 2024 · Hampton Sides’ The Wide Wide Sea delves deeply into the tension between European imperial ambition and Indigenous sovereignty. It illustrates how Captain James Cook’s voyages epitomized the duality of exploration as both a quest for knowledge and a precursor to exploitation.
Overview. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook (2024) by Hampton Sides provides an account of the final voyage of Captain James Cook, emphasizing the dramatic encounters and tragic events that defined this historical journey.
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides delves into Captain James Cook's celebrated voyages across the Pacific, shedding light on their far-reaching impacts. Beyond the scientific achievements, the book examines the voyages' role in furthering Britain's imperial ambitions, charting territories for colonial expansion and impacting indigenous societies.
Apr 9, 2024 · From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.
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Apr 19, 2024 · Hampton Sides’ “The Wide Wide Sea” delves into the enthralling yet tragic account of Cook’s final journey. The famed explorer known for respecting indigenous cultures suffers a far darker...
Whatever Cook's intentions, his scientific efforts were the sharp edge of the colonial sword, and the ultimate effects of first contact were catastrophic for Indigenous people around the world....
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In The Wide Wide Sea, Hampton Sides attempts to place Captain Cook into a more nuanced context, somewhere in between flawless adventurer on the one hand, and deliverer of all evils on the other. He also – it should be added – delivers one hell of a tale.
