Lt. Charles Wilkes and the great U.S. Exploring Expedition
By: Cheri Wolfe ; introductory essay by Michael Collins.
Series: World explorers
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 -- Juvenile literature.; Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877.; Voyages around the world -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Lieutenant Charles Wilkes and the great U.S. Exploring Expedition.
Description: Describes the journey of Charles Wilkes as he led a group of American seamen through the South Pacific and became the first to cite Antarctica as a separate continent.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106) and index.