Philbrick, Nat. <br/><br/>
Sea of glory :  America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 / 
Nathaniel Philbrick. 
 - New York :  Viking,  2003. 
 - xxv, 452 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-436) and index. 
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<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Adult 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>067003231X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003050178 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877. <br/>Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Meeting Names: </label><br/>United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) <br/>United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ethnological expeditions--History--19th century.<br/>Ethnology--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Ethnology--History--Oceania--19th century.<br/>Scientific expeditions--History.<br/>Ethnology--History.--United States<br/>Ethnology--History.--Oceania
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN663  / .P48 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>910/.973/09/034 910/.973/09034