Free Download Captain Cook Tony Horwitz
| Author | Tony Horwitz |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | James Cook |
| Genre | Travel and History |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Media type | Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, E-Book |
| Pages | 480 |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-42260-8 |
When Cook set off for the Pacific in 1768, a third of the globe remained blank. By the time of his violent death in Hawaii in 1779, the map of the world was substantially complete. Tony Horwitz vividly recounts Cook's voyages and the exotic scenes the captain encountered: tropical orgies, taboo rituals, cannibal feasts, human sacrifice. Feb 22, 2017 Tony Horwitz vividly recounts Cook's voyages and the exotic scenes the captain encountered: tropical orgies, taboo rituals, cannibal feasts, human sacrifice. He also relives Cook's adventures by following in the captain's wake to places such as Tahiti, Savage Island, and the Great Barrier Reef to discover Cook's embattled legacy in the present day.
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before (United States), or Into the Blue: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before (Australia), is a travel book by Tony Horwitz, published in 2002.
In it, the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist travels to various parts of the world, following in the footsteps of explorer James Cook. The book compares the current conditions of the places Cook visited to what Cook documented at the time, and describes the different legacies Cook has left behind.[1][2]
Horowitz begins with his experience as a volunteer deckhand on the replica of HM Bark Endeavour. Some of the places Horowitz visits in his travels include Australia, the small island nation of Niue, the Society Islands, Tonga, New Zealand, the birthplace and home of Cook in North Yorkshire England, Alaska, and Hawaii.[3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^Harris, Robert R (September 22, 2002). 'Cook's Tour'. The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^'Tony Horwitz Blue Latitudes'. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^'Blue Latitudes'. www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^'Blue Latitudes by Tony Horwitz: Summary and reviews'. BookBrowse.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^'The Wanderer'. www.brownalumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
External links[edit]
- [1] BLUE LATITUDES: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz | Read by Daniel Gerroll Contemporary Culture • 9 hrs. • Abridged • © 2002]