Sea of Glory: The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838–42. Nathaniel Philbrick

      I have ventured … This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth.…

      – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

      King Henry VIII 3.2

      CONTENTS

       COVER

       TITLE PAGE

DEDICATION

EPIGRAPH

LIST OF MAPS

PREFACE: Young Ambition

Part One

CHAPTER 1. The Great South Sea

CHAPTER 2. The Deplorable Expedition

CHAPTER 3. Most Glorious Hopes

Part Two

CHAPTER 4. At Sea

CHAPTER 5. The Turning Point

       CHAPTER 6. Commodore of the Pacific

       CHAPTER 7. Antarctica

       CHAPTER 8. A New Continent

       Part Three

       CHAPTER 9. The Cannibal Isles

       CHAPTER 10. Massacre at Malolo

       CHAPTER 11. Mauna Loa

       CHAPTER 12. The Wreck of the Peacock

       CHAPTER 13. Homeward Bound

       Part Four

       CHAPTER 14. Reckoning

       CHAPTER 15. This Thing Called Science

       CHAPTER 16. Legacy

       P.S. IDEAS, INTERVIEWS & FEATURES …

       ABOUT THE AUTHOR

       INTERVIEW WITH NATHANIEL PHILBRICK

       LIFE AT A GLANCE

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       ABOUT THE BOOK

       A CRITICAL EYE

       CAPTAIN COOK: A LESSON IGNORED

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       EPILOGUE

       SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

       INDEX

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       ABOUT THE AUTHOR

       NOTES

       PRAISE

       ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

       COPYRIGHT

       ABOUT THE PUBLISHER