![]() That sense of meeting the unknown was what so attracted Horwitz, a former Wall Street Journal correspondent and author of the bestseller Confederates in the Attic, to the voyages of the British explorer. There was one thing Horwitz did know - that Cook had named the place "Savage Island," after being greeted by a hail of spears and stones from the island's inhabitants. So he flew to the tiny Pacific island of Niue without consulting brochures, Web sites, or magazine articles. As part of a year and a half-long journey throughout the Pacific following in the wake of 18th century explorer James Cook, Horwitz wanted at least one blank spot on the map - a place that was truly terra incognita for a 21st century American author. ![]() ![]() When Tony Horwitz stepped off the plane to Savage Island, he knew almost nothing about the place. ![]()
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