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Kealakekua Bay, Hawai'i
1779
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James Cook: A Private Life
A Private Life
1779 · Kealakekua Bay
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I write in the year 1779, at Kealakekua Bay on the island the Hawaiians call Hawai'i, my ships anchored under the shadow of Mauna Loa, my men restless, my command thinner than it has ever been, and the islanders watching us with a patience that feels less like welcome and more like measurement.
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