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LEADER: 02098nam a22003378a 4500
001 2009017943
003 DLC
005 20090508122331.0
008 090506s2009 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009017943
020 $a9780786443161 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aQ115$b.C74 2009
082 00 $a917.97/7042$222
245 00 $aCharles Wilkes and the exploration of inland Washington waters :$bjournals from the expedition of 1841 /$cedited by Richard W. Blumenthal.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$c2009.
263 $a0906
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Follows the Wilkes Expedition in 1841. Includes the journals of Charles Wilkes and ten of his crewmen, eighteen of the Wilkes Expedition's charts (the quality of which reflects the crew's careful attention to accuracy), and a complete muster list of the officers and crewmen (name, title, and a brief synopsis of his activity within the expedition"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWilkes narrative -- Charles Wilkes' United States Exploration Expedition : instruments and methods -- Oregon Territory, Strait of Juan de Fuca -- Volume XXIII charts -- The journal of Augustus I. Case -- George Colvocoresses : four years -- The journal of acting master George T. Sinclair -- The journal of Joseph Perry Sanford -- The journal of James Alden -- The journal of Samuel B. Elliott -- The narrative of Joseph B. Clark -- The journal of Purser R.P. Robinson -- Private notes of J.W.W. Dyes -- The journal of Harles Erskine.
611 20 $aUnited States Exploring Expedition$d(1838-1842)
650 0 $aScientific expeditions$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aEthnological expeditions$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aVoyages around the world$xHistory$y19th century.
600 10 $aWilkes, Charles,$d1798-1877$vDiaries.
650 0 $aExplorers$zUnited States$vDiaries.
650 0 $aSailors$zUnited States$vDiaries.
650 0 $aSeafaring life.
700 1 $aBlumenthal, Richard W.,$d1946-