Captain James Cook, Homicide Detective: A Conversation with "The Wide Wide Sea" Author Hampton Sides

History is the story of crimes, those acknowledged and obscured. Today, we'll be interviewing author Hampton Sides about his latest book on the final voyage of Captain James Cook.

This is a tale about law and order, about violence and kidnapping, about theft and punishment, about self-defense and multiple homicides. Hampton will share with us the pertinent true crime stories from this history, namely instances of harsh punitive measures from the voyage, the clashes over differing views of law and order and property, Captain Cook’s stint as a homicide detective, and, of course, the disastrous attempted abduction that led to his shocking death.

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