EPISODE · Jun 11, 2025 · 59 MIN
Captain Cook Reached Paradise. Then It Turned on Him.
from Write About Now
Historian Hampton Sides joins the show to talk about The Wide Wide Sea, his riveting new book about Captain James Cook's final—and fatal—expedition in 1776. We get into: Why Cook lost his cool on his last voyage What really happened in Hawaii The crew's wild sexual escapades in the South Pacific What this story reveals about power, empire, and the price of discovery Subscribe to my Substack @ JonSmallTalk
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Captain Cook Reached Paradise. Then It Turned on Him.
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