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This is a riveting account of the first United States naval expedition to circumnavigate the world. Led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, the expedition traveled to Antarctica, the Pacific Islands, and the Pacific Northwest, gathering scientific data and charting unknown territory. Along the way, the crew faced many dangers and challenges, including storms, disease, and hostile encounters with indigenous peoples. Wilkes' narrative is an important historical document and a thrilling adventure story. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge…mehr

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This is a riveting account of the first United States naval expedition to circumnavigate the world. Led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, the expedition traveled to Antarctica, the Pacific Islands, and the Pacific Northwest, gathering scientific data and charting unknown territory. Along the way, the crew faced many dangers and challenges, including storms, disease, and hostile encounters with indigenous peoples. Wilkes' narrative is an important historical document and a thrilling adventure story. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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