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Sea of Glory - The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838-42 (Paperback, New Ed)
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Sea of Glory - The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838-42 (Paperback, New Ed)
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Discovery Miles 2 750
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The dramatic story of the largest voyage of discovery in the
history of the world, this is an astounding tale of courage,
arrogance and adventure on the high seas from the author of 'In the
Heart of the Sea'. Headed by the controversial Lieutenant Charles
Wilkes, and consisting of six sailing vessels and 346 men, the 'Ex.
Ex.' (the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-42)
represented the largest voyage of discovery in the history of the
world. Four years later, after losing two ships and seventy-one
men, the expedition had logged 87,000 miles, surveyed 280 Pacific
islands, and created 180 charts - some of which were still being
used as late as World War II. The Expedition's scientists collected
4,000 zoological specimens, including 2,000 new species, and
thousands of ethnographic artifacts that would become the basis of
the Smithsonian Institution. The Expedition also mapped 800 miles
of coastline in the Pacific Northwest, providing the federal
government with the information it needed to stake its claim on the
Oregon Territory. The Expedition's crowning achievement was the
discovery of a new southern continent that Wilkes would name
Antarctica. The Expedition ended in a dramatic series of court
martials, with Wilkes and his crew levelling accusations of
misconduct against each other. Nathaniel Philbrick's skilful
retelling of this forgotten, yet astounding, episode in the history
of sea faring is a fantastic adventure and a masterful work of
historical reconstruction.
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