Book · 2024 · History
The Wide Wide Sea
Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
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So I'm going to start with a book that I think all of us all four of us were big fans of the wide wide sea Imperial ambition first Contact in the Fateful final voyage of James Cook by Hampton side.
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I'm reading uh the wide wide Sea by Hampton sides.
Tommy Vietor Pod Save America · Jan 2025 Why people recommend it
The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides is a sweeping historical non-fiction work detailing the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook and the complexities of imperial ambition during first contact. The book received notable attention across multiple podcasts around the turn of the year. On Pod Save America in January 2025, Tommy Vietor mentioned that he was reading Hampton Sides's book over the break, highlighting it as a prominent historical title occupying his reading time. Shortly before that, in December 2024, Gilbert Cruz discussed the title on The Book Review during a segment dedicated to the ten best books of the year. Cruz introduced The Wide Wide Sea by noting that all four editors on the panel were big fans of the publication. The collective praise from the editorial team emphasized the meticulous research and engaging narrative style that Sides brought to the historical subject matter, making it a standout non-fiction recommendation for readers interested in exploration, maritime history, and the profound consequences of global encounters during the eighteenth century.
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Gilbert Cruz so I'm going to start with a book that I think all of us all four of us were big fans of the wide wide sea… 1
“so I'm going to start with a book that I think all of us all four of us were big fans of the wide wide sea Imperial ambition first Contact in the Fateful final voyage of James Cook by Hampton side”
Tommy Vietor I'm reading uh the wide wide Sea by Hampton sides 1
“I'm reading uh the wide wide Sea by Hampton sides”
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“You may remember from our discussion last year of Hampton Sides's wide wide sea. What a book. Love that book.”