{"product_id":"sea-of-glory-americas-voyage-of-discovery-the-us-exploring-expedition-1838-1842-9780142004838","title":"Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A treasure of a book.\"--David McCullough \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eValiant Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Hurricane's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica's first frontier was not the West; it was the sea, and no one writes more eloquently about that watery wilderness than Nathaniel Philbrick. In his bestselling \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e Philbrick probed the nightmarish dangers of the vast Pacific. Now, in an epic sea adventure, he writes about one of the most ambitious voyages of discovery the Western world has ever seen--the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842. On a scale that dwarfed the journey of Lewis and Clark, six magnificent sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean and ended up naming the newly discovered continent of Antarctica, collecting what would become the basis of the Smithsonian Institution. Combining spellbinding human drama and meticulous research, Philbrick reconstructs the dark saga of the voyage to show why, instead of being celebrated and revered as that of Lewis and Clark, it has--until now--been relegated to a footnote in the national memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142004838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.34w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2005 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e86431 \/ Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Philbrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634826834076,"sku":"9780142004838","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_049a3f72-091d-4435-9068-feca446bae1e.jpg?v=1603837749","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sea-of-glory-americas-voyage-of-discovery-the-us-exploring-expedition-1838-1842-9780142004838","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}