Sea of Glory - 9780142004838
Un libro in lingua di Nathaniel Philbrick edito da Penguin Group USA, 2004
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The U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 was one of the most ambitious undertakings of the nineteenth century and one of the largest voyages of discovery the Western world had ever seen - six magnificent sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds that included botanists, geologists, mapmakers, and biologists, all under the command of the young, brash Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Their goal was to cover the Pacific Ocean, top to bottom, and to plant the American flag around the world. Four years after embarking, they returned to the United States having accomplished this and much more. They discovered a new southern continent, which Wilkes would name Antarctica. They were the first Americans to survey the treacherous Columbia River, the first to chart dozens of newly discovered islands all across the Pacific. They explored volcanoes in Hawaii, confirmed Charles Darwin's theory of the formation of coral atoll, and collected thousands of specimens that eventually became the foundation of the Smithsonian's scientific collections.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Sea of Glory
- Sottotitolo: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.s. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Editore: Penguin Group USA
- Collana: Penguin Group USA (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Ottobre '04
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Ethnological expeditions History 19th century Ethnology United States History 19th century Ethnology Oceania History 19th century
- Pagine: 452
- Peso gr: 430
- Dimensioni mm: 203 x 133 x 31
- ISBN-10: 0142004839
- EAN-13: 9780142004838