*** BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024 *** *** One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024 *** *** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *** 'The story of Captain Cook?s third voyage. Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating on every page, it combines the satisfaction of a Patrick O?Brian or CS Forester maritime blockbuster with the insights and revelations of a true historian. I felt it somehow told me more about the making of the modern world than any book I had read for ages' STEPHEN FRY, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024, OBSERVER From 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...
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