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Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick
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Oct 26, 2004 | ISBN 9780142004838

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Praise

“Fascinating and meticulous . . . A wonderful retelling.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“A breathtaking account of one of history’s greatest adventures.”
Entertainment Weekly

“A worthy successor to In the Heart of the Sea.”
The Wall Street Journal

Sea of Glory is a grand saga of scientific and nautical accomplishment.”
Newsweek

Awards

Boston Globe Best Book of the Year WINNER

LA Times Best Book of the Year WINNER

New York Times Notable Book WINNER

Theodore Franklin Roosevelt Naval History Prize WINNER

Table Of Contents

Preface: Young Ambition

  1. The Great South Sea
  2. The Deplorable Expedition
  3. Most Glorious Hopes
  4. At Sea
  5. The Turning Point
  6. Commodore of the Pacific
  7. Antarctica
  8. A New Continent
  9. The Cannibal Isles
  10. Massacre at Malolo
  11. Mauna Loa
  12. The Wreck of the Peacock
  13. Homeward Bound
  14. Reckoning
  15. This Thing Called Science
  16. Legacy

Epilogue
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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