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The Private Journal of William Reynolds : United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
William Reynolds
The Private Journal of William Reynolds : United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
William Reynolds
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.
352 pages
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 26 oktober 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780143039051 |
Uitgevers | Penguin Publishing Group |
Pagina's | 352 |
Afmetingen | 197 × 132 × 19 mm · 249 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
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