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Title: Sea of Glory
Subtitle: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838-1842
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Narrator: Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-13-05
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 392 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
Though comparable in importance and breadth of success to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Ex. Ex. has been largely forgotten. Now, the celebrated Nathaniel Philbrick recreates this chapter of American maritime history in all its triumph and scandal.
Like the award-winning In the Heart of the Sea, Sea of Glory combines meticulous history with spellbinding human drama as it circles the globe from the palm-fringed beaches of the South Pacific to the treacherous waters off Antarctica and to the stunning beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and, finally, to a court-martial aboard a ship anchored off New York City.
Critic Reviews:
"A breathtaking account of one of history's greatest adventures." (Entertainment Weekly)
Members Reviews:
A good solid voyage of discovery
If you like historical non-fiction about interesting expeditions, this should be a good listen (I read the paper version). Lt. Wilkes is a classic flawed leader, aloof, somewhat cruel, but his determination drove his crew on a great voyage though he struggled for notoriety. The amazing collection of artifacts that Wilkes brought home formed the foundation of the Smithsonian collection. I really like the detail of maritime life circa 1840, and Philbrick delivers. His writing makes even provisioning ships interesting. His previous book "Heart of the Sea" was a bit more gripping (albeit more harsh), but "Sea of Glory" is a very good book by a great historical writer.
Somethings Just not Speaking to me
The Good I am amazed that I never had heard of the ExEx before this book. Very disappointed in our public education system for that. From a purely historic point of view I liked the book. I liked learning about the expedition because I needed to learn about something so monumental. I made a few book marks for reference that I can return to later, but overall the book just didnt give me what I had expected.
The Not So Good To be fair Im going to have to give this book a second listen, but on first pass it just lacks something. The book told a lot of the human stories, but didnt tell much of the science stories at least not in much detail. The author went through great pains to explain in telling detail why a certain officer did a certain thing, but he didnt go into much story telling about the science discoveries. This really didnt strike me until the end of the book where he listed the hundreds of samples the expedition brought back with them. It left me saying; why didnt you tell more about those samples and how and where they came from?" I'm not sure if I should follow that question with an "ugh!" or a "duh!"?
The Narration - Scott Brick is one of my favorite narrators, but for some reason I dont think he was the right fit for this particular books writing style. Not that it was bad by any measure, but I think someone with a deeper voice and slower cadence could have made the book more interesting? Perhaps a Brit don't you know? Although Im sure someone would take umbrage to that given the national pride of the subject matter.
The Overall Sea of Glory is okay and was fairly good overall. I definitely learned something, which I always appreciate. I will listen to it again to see if I missed something that would push my rating a bit higher, but I'm not sure that will happen.
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Title: Sea of Glory
Subtitle: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838-1842
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Narrator: Scott Brick
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-13-05
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 392 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
Though comparable in importance and breadth of success to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Ex. Ex. has been largely forgotten. Now, the celebrated Nathaniel Philbrick recreates this chapter of American maritime history in all its triumph and scandal.
Like the award-winning In the Heart of the Sea, Sea of Glory combines meticulous history with spellbinding human drama as it circles the globe from the palm-fringed beaches of the South Pacific to the treacherous waters off Antarctica and to the stunning beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and, finally, to a court-martial aboard a ship anchored off New York City.
Critic Reviews:
"A breathtaking account of one of history's greatest adventures." (Entertainment Weekly)
Members Reviews:
A good solid voyage of discovery
If you like historical non-fiction about interesting expeditions, this should be a good listen (I read the paper version). Lt. Wilkes is a classic flawed leader, aloof, somewhat cruel, but his determination drove his crew on a great voyage though he struggled for notoriety. The amazing collection of artifacts that Wilkes brought home formed the foundation of the Smithsonian collection. I really like the detail of maritime life circa 1840, and Philbrick delivers. His writing makes even provisioning ships interesting. His previous book "Heart of the Sea" was a bit more gripping (albeit more harsh), but "Sea of Glory" is a very good book by a great historical writer.
Somethings Just not Speaking to me
The Good I am amazed that I never had heard of the ExEx before this book. Very disappointed in our public education system for that. From a purely historic point of view I liked the book. I liked learning about the expedition because I needed to learn about something so monumental. I made a few book marks for reference that I can return to later, but overall the book just didnt give me what I had expected.
The Not So Good To be fair Im going to have to give this book a second listen, but on first pass it just lacks something. The book told a lot of the human stories, but didnt tell much of the science stories at least not in much detail. The author went through great pains to explain in telling detail why a certain officer did a certain thing, but he didnt go into much story telling about the science discoveries. This really didnt strike me until the end of the book where he listed the hundreds of samples the expedition brought back with them. It left me saying; why didnt you tell more about those samples and how and where they came from?" I'm not sure if I should follow that question with an "ugh!" or a "duh!"?
The Narration - Scott Brick is one of my favorite narrators, but for some reason I dont think he was the right fit for this particular books writing style. Not that it was bad by any measure, but I think someone with a deeper voice and slower cadence could have made the book more interesting? Perhaps a Brit don't you know? Although Im sure someone would take umbrage to that given the national pride of the subject matter.
The Overall Sea of Glory is okay and was fairly good overall. I definitely learned something, which I always appreciate. I will listen to it again to see if I missed something that would push my rating a bit higher, but I'm not sure that will happen.