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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 feeling for 19th-century America, his rich prose style, and his abiding love for the sea and for the particular lives of men under sail. IN THE HEART OF THE SEA was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in hardback and was hugely praised by the critics. Read more...
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