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A follow-up to the editor''s two previous collections of primary documents of maritime history in the Pacific Northwest, this book reproduces the journals and narratives of Charles Wilkes, an experienced nautical surveyor who led the U.S. Exploring Expedition through inland Washington waters in 1841, and ten of his crewmen. Special attention is given to the many placenames that Wilkes originated.

Charles Wilkes and the Exploration of Inland

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    Publisher: McFarland & Company
    Publication Date: 7/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780786443161, 978-0786443161
    ISBN10: 0786443162
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    Book Synopsis

    A follow-up to the editor''s two previous collections of primary documents of maritime history in the Pacific Northwest, this book reproduces the journals and narratives of Charles Wilkes, an experienced nautical surveyor who led the U.S. Exploring Expedition through inland Washington waters in 1841, and ten of his crewmen. Special attention is given to the many placenames that Wilkes originated.

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