Book excerpt: "The Wide Wide Sea" by Hampton Sides

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Hampton Sides, the bestselling author of "Ghost Soldiers," "In the Kingdom of Ice" and "On Desperate Ground," returns with "The Wide Wide Sea" (Doubleday), the story of Captain James Cook, and an account of his final, fatal voyage of exploration.

Read an excerpt below, and don't miss Ben Tracy's interview with Hampton Sides on "CBS News Sunday Morning" April 7!