A new book suggests that Captain James Cook, while previously known as a man with a distinct knowledge of and respect for Indigenous peoples and with his crew, on his last voyage, misjudged and miscommunicated his way to his death at the hands of once friendly Hawaiians.

GUEST: author and historian Hampton Sides author of The Wide Wide Sea - Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. (Random House)

Originally broadcast on 30 July 2024