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On May 28, 2025 at 6:30PM, join Eagle Harbor Book Co. (157 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island) in welcoming journalist, historian and New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides for the paperback release of his masterly history, The Wide, Wide Sea. Named a best book of the year by the New York Times, Time, The Economist, NPR, the New Yorker, the Smithsonian and Kirkus Reviews, The Wide, Wide Sea tracks the 18th Century English naval officer James Cook’s third and final voyage across the globe to his fatal last encounter on Hawaiian shores. “Thrilling and superbly crafted” (the Wall Street Journal) “[t]his exquisitely crafted and novelistic portrait of the mercurial captain enthralls” (Publishers Weekly). Hampton Sides has contributed to many publications, including Outside, the New Yorker, National Geographic and the Wall Street Journal. Free to the public, but please RSVP to ensure adequate seating. Call (206)842-5332 or go online: https://www.eagleharborbooks.com/event/acclaimed-historian-hampton-sides-discusses-wide-wide-sea.