October bookclub pick by Marge. I lived in Hawaii for 10 yrs and Cook's reputation there is not necessarily one of honor but i am interested in what Hampton Sides research tells us of the man. The Cook family is one of the wealthiest families in Hawaii.
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Up next…I‘ve have this on my shelf for a while. I enjoy this author!
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A year later, a member of a group called The Gospel Coalition admitted that Chau had not only broken Indian law in pursuit of his evangelical mission, but also risked transmitting some deadly disease to those he sought to convert. Still, the writer argued, this is a perfectly acceptable risk: the fate of the islanders' immortal souls weighs more than their earthly survival.
pickPart history, part travel book, Disappointment River looks back at the life and effort of Alexander Mackenzie to find the NW Passage in 1789. Castner then recreates the voyage along the river that now bears Mackenzie‘s name. I really enjoyed this! I thought both parts were done so well.
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pickLast book read in April!
I'm not going to lie, it's a slow read. Still, it's well-written, well-researched, and interesting. I've learned a lot from reading it. I feel the author did a great job trying to stay as unbiased as possible, and to give, as much as he could, the point of view of the natives.
pickBefore reading this, I have to admit I didn‘t know much about Captain Cook outside of the fact he‘s a pretty solid guess on Jeopardy in the topic of 18th century European explorers. This is a thoroughly detailed book of his epic final journey. I enjoyed how the author contrasted events and Cook‘s decisions and tendencies to those from earlier expeditions. I hope to read more by the author and about Capt Cook in the future!
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