Beam Me Down Under -- Tony Horwitz Travels the Pacific in Search of Captain James Cook
When Tony Horwitz stepped off the plane to Savage Island, he knew almost nothing about the place.
He'd done this on purpose. As part of a year and a half-long journey throughout the Pacific following in the wake of 18th century explorer James Cook, Horwitz wanted at least one blank spot on the map -- a place that was truly terra incognita for a 21st century American author.
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