Private Journal of William Reynolds : United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

English

ISBN: 0143039059

EAN: 9780143039051

Category: Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General/Science / History/Travel / Essays & Travelogues/Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 11/06/2004

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: 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 Reynoldsbrings 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 Journalis 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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Private Journal of William Reynolds : United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.65 inches

Width: 5.12 inches

Length: 7.78 inches

Weight: 8.82 oz

Pages: 336