After spending most of my life not enjoying reading, I have in the last few years found a niche sub genre that really pulls me in – narrative history around exploration (particularly polar but anything will do!)
I’ve just finished The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides which I loved. Other favourites have been:
- The Wager, David Grann
- The Worst Journey In The World, Apsley Cherry-Garrard
- Endurance, Alfred Lansing,
- Erebus, Michael Palin
A lot of people in boats having a bad time, landing their boats and still having a bad time.
I’d like to explore other perspectives of the same time period (Spanish, Portugese, Dutch, whatever). I really enjoyed how The Wide Wide Sea tried to present a more realistic/unbiased account (to the extent possible) of the effects of these voyages on/interactions with native populations.
excited to hear recommendations 🙂
by savagetacos12