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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick
5.0
Nathaniel Philbrick is probably the best writer about naval expeditions. His retelling of the whaleship Essex's fate is vividly fascinating and this narrative of the U.S. Exploring Expedition shares the same qualities.
This book focuses a lot on Charles Wilkes, the Ex. Ex. leader, and his relationship with the crew. William Reynolds, whose journal is one of the main sources here, gives us a striking opinion about his "captain" (emphasis intended) and all his apparent defaults.
Every step of the voyage of discovery has a short but well-researched introduction that lets us picture what the sailors might have lived during those four years of adventure.
A brilliant book for history buffs and adventure-lovers.
This book focuses a lot on Charles Wilkes, the Ex. Ex. leader, and his relationship with the crew. William Reynolds, whose journal is one of the main sources here, gives us a striking opinion about his "captain" (emphasis intended) and all his apparent defaults.
Every step of the voyage of discovery has a short but well-researched introduction that lets us picture what the sailors might have lived during those four years of adventure.
A brilliant book for history buffs and adventure-lovers.