{"product_id":"9780312422608","title":"Blue Latitudes : Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Latitudes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tony Horwitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an exhilarating tale of historic adventure, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eConfederates in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e retraces the voyages of Captain James Cook, the Yorkshire farm boy who drew the map of the modern world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Captain James Cook's three epic journeys in the 18th century were the  last great voyages of discovery.  His ships sailed 150,000 miles, from  the Artic to the Antarctic, from Tasmania to Oregon, from Easter Island  to Siberia. When Cook set off for the Pacific in 1768, a third of the  globe remained blank. By the time he died in Hawaii in 1779, the map of  the world was substantially complete.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony 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. Signing on as a  working crewman aboard a replica of Cook's vessel, Horwitz experiences  the thrill and terror of sailing a tall ship. He also explores Cook the  man: an impoverished farmboy who broke through the barriers of his class  and time to become the greatest navigator in British history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy  turns harrowing and hilarious, insightful and entertaining, BLUE  LATITUDES brings to life a man whose voyages helped create the 'global  village' we know today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thoroughly enjoyable. No writer has better captured the heroic enigma that was Captain James Cook than Tony Horwitz in this amiable and enthralling excursion around the Pacific.” —\u003ci\u003eBill Bryson, author of In a Sunburned Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tony Horwitz's\u003ci\u003e Blue Latitudes\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the best. . . full of humor. . . an elegant running account of Cook's exploits.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review (cover review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Part history, part travelogue -- and mostly just great fun. . . This is history on a global scale, and Horwitz tells it surpassingly well.” —Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A tour de force of evocative history, serious scholarship, and compelling writing.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Part Cook biography, part travelogue, and very much a stroke of genius.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hilarious, brainy, and balanced. . . .A trip with Horwitz is as good as it gets.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tony Horwitz has done it again. . . Keen insight, open-mindedness and laugh-out-loud humor.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A staggering blend of historical research, character study, sociological analysis, and intriguing tales of travel.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Curiosity, intelligence, compassion and a sense of adventure. . . I love reading Tony Horwitz.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Horwitz succeeds brilliantly in turning the English from stiff icons to flesh-and-blood human beings. The book's constant humor, honesty and judgment recall his own \u003ci\u003eConfederates in the Attic \u003c\/i\u003eand Bill Bryson's \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods.\u003c\/i\u003e. . . This book will keep you enthralled.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee (2003)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312422608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40652397281486,"sku":"9780312422608","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_9e040f40-dbbd-4bf3-b2c6-38e727b803f8.jpg?v=1643198852","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312422608","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}