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Sea of glory [America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842]  Cover Image CD Audiobook CD Audiobook

Sea of glory [sound recording] : [America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842] / Nathaniel Philbrick.

Philbrick, Nathaniel. (Author). Boutsikaris, Dennis. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0142800236 :
  • Physical Description: 5 sound discs (ca. 6 hrs.): digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Audiobooks, p2003.

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General Note:
Abridged.
Compact discs.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris.
Summary, etc.:
As a tempestuous commander, Wilkes undermined his own prodigious feats by alienating his crew and officers, fighting battles with his sponsors, and jealously guarding what should have been a proud national legacy.
Subject: Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877.
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
Ethnological expeditions > History > 19th century.
Ethnology > Oceania > History > 19th century.
Ethnology > United States > History > 19th century.
Genre: Audiobooks.

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