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by William Reynolds
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The Private Journal of William Reynolds Summary
| Never before published?a major source for National Book Award Winner Nathaniel Philbrick's bestselling Sea of Glory 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. |
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