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Books about Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean

Books about Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean, in the United States Frigate Essex, in the Years 1812, 1813, and 1814

What if a naval captain went rogue with an American battleship? In October, 1812, as the 32-gun U.S. frigate Essex ventured out against the British enemy, only one man had any idea that this cruise would turn into the longest, strangest naval adventure in American history. That man was Captain

The South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were really an exercise in amazing logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The

Books about A Catalogue of the Books Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia