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The Private Journal of William Reynolds - United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Paperback)
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The Private Journal of William Reynolds - United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Paperback)
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List price R486
Loot Price R430
Discovery Miles 4 300
You Save R56 (12%)
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One of the finest nineteenth-century first-person narratives of a
sea voyage in existence, and a principle source for "Sea of Glory,"
"The Private Journal of William Reynolds" brings to life the
boisterous world traversed by the six vessels that comprised
America's first ocean-going voyage of discovery, the U.S. Exploring
Expedition of 1838-1842. With great eloquence and verve Midshipman
William Reynolds describes the harrowing 87,000-mile, four-year
circuit of the globe, and relates the story of how the abusive
commander of the Ex. Ex., Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, gradually lost
the support of his crew. With a seaman's understanding and an
artist's appreciation for the wild beauty that surrounds him, the
"Journal" is a tour de force combining meticulous observations with
a young man's sense of wonder and, on occasion, terror as he is
tossed about by the tremendous seas.
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