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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
by Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Jacket has short edge wear, tear, repaired from inside.
- ISBN 10
- 067003231X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670032310
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Viking Books., 2003. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Jacket has short edge wear, tear, repaired from inside.. 1 Paper over boards. 452p. B&W photo sections. Line art maps w/ gray. Audience: General/trade. Explorers / Ethnology, 19th century. The sea was America's first frontier, and in this tale, the Pacific Ocean. From 1838-1842, six sailing vessels and crews including botanists, geologists, map makers, biologists set out to plant the American flag wherever they landed. Commanded by Lt. Charles Wilkes, they achieved much: charting islands, finding the Columbia River, naming Antarctica, exploring Hawaii's volcanoes, bringing home thousands of specimens, many now in the Smithsonian collections. Author Nathaniel Philbrick (Heart of the Sea) combines scholarship with human drama.
Synopsis
"Among the best books of this or any other year."-Los Angeles Times Book ReviewAmerica'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. On a scale that dwarfed the journey of Lewis and Clark, six magnificent sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean-and ended up naming the newly discovered continent of Antarctica, collecting what would become the basis of the Smithsonian Institution, and much more.
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- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Gzr0080008155
- Title
- Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- Author
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Jacket has short edge wear, tear, repaired from inside.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. 1st printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 067003231X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670032310
- Publisher
- Viking Books.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Lt Charles Wilkes|Pacific Ocean scientific exploration, mapping, botany, geology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ships & Boats; Explorers & Arctic Studies;
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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