Charles Wilkes and the Exploration of Inland Washington Waters : Journals from the Expedition of 1841

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 0786443162

ISBN-13 9780786443161

Publisher McFarland & Co Inc

Imprint McFarland & Co Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jul 15th, 2009

Print length 320 Pages

Weight 431 grams

Dimensions 22.90 x 15.20 x 1.60 cms

Product Classification: Diaries, letters & journals Maritime history

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Presents maritime history in the Pacific Northwest. This book follows naval officer and explorer Charles Wilkes, a nautical surveyor who led the Wilkes Expedition through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Puget Sound, the Columbia River, and other inland Washington waters in 1841. It includes the journals of Charles Wilkes and ten of his crewmen.

A follow-up to the editor''s two previous collections of primary documents of maritime history in the Pacific Northwest, this book reproduces the journals and narratives of Charles Wilkes, an experienced nautical surveyor who led the U.S. Exploring Expedition through inland Washington waters in 1841, and ten of his crewmen. Special attention is given to the many placenames that Wilkes originated.

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