Marnette's review
Sea of Glory
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Marnette's review
Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick
Marnette's review
rating:
Lietenant Charles Wilkes undertook a four-year sea voyage. He and his crew surveyed dozens of uncharted Pacific islands, completed the first survey or Oregon and Washington, brought back 40 tons of specimins and artifacts, and established the existance of Antarctica.
After the completion of the voyage, he was tried for illegally whipping his men, the massacre of the inhabitants of an island, and for lying about the day they first sighted Antarctica. He was a weak leader, an inexperienced sailor, and he lacked confidence in a tight spot, yet he accomplished incredible things. In the end, the recognition he wanted to badly eluded him.
After the completion of the voyage, he was tried for illegally whipping his men, the massacre of the inhabitants of an island, and for lying about the day they first sighted Antarctica. He was a weak leader, an inexperienced sailor, and he lacked confidence in a tight spot, yet he accomplished incredible things. In the end, the recognition he wanted to badly eluded him.
