Jud H. (trekie70) - , reviewed on 6/5/2016 + 291 more book reviews

Sea of Glory" is an outstanding book by Nathaniel Philbrick, author of the National Book Award winning "In the Heart of the Sea." In my opinion, it is a much better book than the one that inspired the recent movie. I had never heard about the U.S. Exploring Expedition, although I have visited the Smithsonian, which owes its beginning to the men who went own it. The expedition's leader, Charles Wilkes, is a brash, arrogant man who, despite cultivating hatred for himself among his officers and crew, nonetheless manages to garner credit for some remarkable accomplishments. I highly recommend this telling of one of the most remarkable pieces of American history that has been forgotten.

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