If you enjoy reading and talking about history, check out the history book club hosted by the Bacon Free Library and the Natick Historical Society.   Each discussion, led by the director of the Natick Historical Society, is held over Zoom, so you can join from the comfort of your home.   Copies of each book (regular print, large print, & audio) are available to check out from the Bacon Free Library.   Or you may order your own copy if you prefer to pick up at another library.

This month, join us for a virtual discussion of The wide wide sea: imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides.

From Penguin Random House:

On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment?

Hampton Sides’ bravura account of Cook’s last journey both wrestles with Cook’s legacy and provides a thrilling narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterized exploration in the 1700s.

For details on how to attend this virtual meeting via Zoom, please contact  director@natickhistoricalsociety.org

The Zoom link to the discussion will be sent at a later date.