Simon Winchester - Historian & Author of "Pacific"

Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world. He explores our relationship with this natural wonder and discusses how the Pacific Ocean defines our future. Winchester traces our geological history and describes his personal journey down the Alaskan Highway, Yangtze River, Panama Canal, Philippines, Northern Queensland, and his adventure being jailed in Tierra Del Fuego, the land at the end of the world.