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Sea of glory : the epic South Seas Expedition 1838-42
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Sea of glory : the epic South Seas Expedition 1838-42

Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher: London : HarperCollins, 2004.
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The dramatic story of the largest voyage of discovery in the history of the world and the last such all-sail convoy. After losing two ships and 71 men, the expedition had logged 87,000 miles,  Read more...

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Named Person: Charles Wilkes; Charles Wilkes
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Nathaniel Philbrick
ISBN: 0007121156 9780007121151
OCLC Number: 55515173
Description: [xxvii] 452 p. [12] p. of plates : maps ; 24 cm.
Responsibility: Nathaniel Philbrick.
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An unprecedented voyage of discovery by the American Navy that would do for the Pacific Ocean what Lewis and Clark had done for the American West. A perfect subject for a writer with Nat Philbrick's Read more...

 
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