Captain Cook's Endeavour Found: Ten Stories to Dream Away the News Cycle

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I’ve been waiting for this story my whole reading life.

A few mornings ago, I was at my desk going through the latest science news when I came across the confirmation that James Cook’s ship, the Endeavour, has been found at the bottom of Newport Harbor in Rhode Island. I grew up reading maritime history. Cook’s voyages are one of those pivotal moments in…