By turns harrowing and hilarious, insightful and entertaining, 'Into The Blue' retraces the great voyages of Captain James Cook, the British farmboy who drew the map of the modern world.
Captain James Cook's three epic journeys in the eighteenth century were the last great voyages of discovery. Tony Horwitz vividly recounts Cook's voyages and the exotic scenes he encountered: tropical orgies, taboo rituals, human sacrifice, hip-throbbing Tahitian dancers, New Zealand cannibals, Hawaiian surfers, and Australian Aborigines sealed off from the rest of the world for thousands of years. 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 history.
Tony Horwitz follows in Cook's footsteps to uncover his legacy, and along the way has many revealing and often amusing adventures of his own.
By turns harrowing and hilarious, insightful and entertaining, 'Into The Blue' brings to life a man whose voyages have left an indelible mark on the world as we know it.
