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Get the Summary of Hampton Sides's The Wide Wide Sea in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In 1776, James Cook, celebrated for his second global circumnavigation, was honored by King George III and the Royal Society. Despite not finding Terra Australis Incognita, Cook's extensive mapping and exploration of the southern oceans were significant. His ship, HMS Resolution, reached unprecedented southern latitudes, debunking myths of a southern continent. Cook's voyages were marked by his anthropological interest in Indigenous cultures, his leadership in maintaining crew health, and his empirical approach to discovery...