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The Private Journal of William Reynolds: United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Penguin Classics)
William Reynolds
(Author)
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Nathaniel Philbrick
(Introduction by)
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Thomas Philbrick
(Introduction by)
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Penguin Group
· Paperback
The Private Journal of William Reynolds: United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Penguin Classics) - Reynolds, William ; Philbrick, Nathaniel ; Philbrick, Thomas
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Synopsis "The Private Journal of William Reynolds: United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Penguin Classics)"
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.
