America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 Philbrick, Nathaniel. creator text bibliography nyu New York, N.Y Viking 2003 monographic eng

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xxv, 452 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. America's first frontier was not the West; it was the sea- and no one writes more eloquently about that watery wilderness than Nathaniel Philbrick. In his bestselling In the Heart of the Sea Philbrick probed the nightmarish dangers of the vast Pacific. Now, in an epic sea adventure, he writes about one of the most ambitious voyages of discovery the Western world has ever seen-the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838- 1842. Nathaniel Philbrick. Includes information on Maine naval officer James Alden, and the Georges Bank survey. Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-436) and index. Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.8 26.0 86431. po----- n-us--- Alden, James 1810-1877 Wilkes, Charles 1798-1877 United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) Ethnological expeditions History 19th century Ethnology United States History 19th century Ethnology Oceania History 19th century Georges Bank GN663 .P48 2003 910/.973/09034 067003231X (alk. paper) 0142004839 2003050178 DLC 100120 20190501185942.0