Blue Latitudes

About “Blue Latitudes”

In Blue Latitudes, Tony Horwitz retraces the voyages of James Cook, exploring the legacy of Cook's journeys across the Pacific and the impact of those expeditions on the cultures he encountered. The book documents Horwitz's travels in Cook's wake, including sailing on a replica of Cook's ship and meeting indigenous people whose views of Cook range from reverence to condemnation, while also seeking to understand Cook as a man driven by restlessness and a desire to explore the unknown.