Title: Lt. 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.
Subjects: Explorers, History, Juvenile literature, United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842), Voyages around the world
People: Charles Wilkes (1798-1877)
Time periods: 19th century