{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Northern Journal","title":"Captain Cook's name is everywhere in Alaska. A new book retells his story.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cb787d37\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3808,"description":"If you live in Alaska, you likely have some awareness of Captain James Cook — at least because his name is on one of Anchorage's largest hotels, along with the body of water just offshore of the city, Cook Inlet. A new biography, The Wide Wide Sea, recounts the entirety of Cook's expedition that took him to Alaska, and puts the explorer in a new context that I think many Northern Journal listeners will appreciate. In this episode, we hear from the book's author, Hampton Sides, who conducted some of his research in Anchorage. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HxJtVsPoDWZVDtWoZQzJ-PkYdiFJb9vB2cRzJvqSUsg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZjNj/MDM0NTk2OTM0MTQ5/Y2RmMjU2YmY5NDQ0/NzYzOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}