Blue Latitudes

Blue Latitudes takes readers on a thrilling voyage across hemispheres and centuries to explore the legacy of Captain Cook's adventures in today's Pacific. Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Horwitz sails aboard a replica of Cook's ship, meets island kings and beauty queens, and carouses the South Seas with a hilarious travel companion. Poignant, probing, and exhilarating, this book brings to life the man who forever changed the lands he touched and helped create the global village we inhabit today.