by Nathaniel Philbrick · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007121168
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«Sea of Glory» is the historical essay by Nathaniel Philbrick, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (496 pages, in English).
The work reconstructs the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842, led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Six ships charted the Pacific, mapped the northwest coast of America, discovered Antarctica, and gathered thousands of species that gave rise to the Smithsonian Institution. It also addresses Wilkes's authoritarian leadership and the subsequent courts-martial.
The work won the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History in 2003 and was nominated in 2004 for the Massachusetts Book Award in the nonfiction category.
Intended for enthusiasts of naval history, scientific expeditions, and exploration narratives; also for readers of Nathaniel Philbrick.
Nathaniel Philbrick is an American author of history, winner of the National Book Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His maritime history, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, based on what inspired Herman Melville to author Moby-Dick, won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was adapted as a film in 2015.
