Sea of glory : America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 / Nathaniel Philbrick.
By: Philbrick, Nat.
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BookPublisher: New York : Viking, 2003Description: xxv, 452 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 067003231X (alk. paper).Subject(s): United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) | Ethnological expeditions -- History -- 19th century | Ethnology -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Ethnology -- Oceania -- History -- 19th century | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 | United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) | Scientific expeditions -- History | Ethnology -- United States -- History | Ethnology -- Oceania -- History | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877DDC classification: 910/.973/09/034 | 910/.973/09034 Summary: Chronicles the nineteenth-century American expedition that charted the islands of the Pacific, discovered Antarctica, and changed the face of geographic and marine knowledge but has been forgotten by history, focusing on the personality and actions of its captain, Charles Wilkes.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-436) and index.
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Chronicles the nineteenth-century American expedition that charted the islands of the Pacific, discovered Antarctica, and changed the face of geographic and marine knowledge but has been forgotten by history, focusing on the personality and actions of its captain, Charles Wilkes.
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