The Private Journal of William Reynolds
Author: Reynolds, William
ISBN: 9780143039051
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 26 Oct 2004
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
One of the finest nineteenth-century first-person narratives of a sea voyage in existence, and a principle source for i>Sea of Glory/i>, i>The Private Journal of William Reynolds/i> 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 i>Journal/i> 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.
ISBN: 9780143039051
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 26 Oct 2004
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
One of the finest nineteenth-century first-person narratives of a sea voyage in existence, and a principle source for i>Sea of Glory/i>, i>The Private Journal of William Reynolds/i> 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 i>Journal/i> 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.
