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F o r t h o s e Picking up the narrative from his A follow-up to Richard Blumenthal’s
armchair historians earlier volume, Richard Blumenthal first two books, Charles Wilkes and the
interested in the initial once again offers the reader a Exploration of Inland Washington
nautical exploration fascinating, firsthand look at some of the Waters, Journals from the Expediton of
of inland Washington Northwest's earliest maritime history in 1841, offers another significant addition
waters, the The Early With Vancouver in Inland Washington to maritime history in the Pacific
Exploration of Inland Waters. This volume reproduces twelve Northwest. It follows naval officer and
Washington, Journals individual journals, each composed explorer Charles Wilkes, through the
and Logs from Six by one of George Vancouver's men Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Puget Sound,
Expeditions 1786- as they explored the Washington area the Columbia River, and other inland
1792 by Richard W. Blumenthal, is in 1792. Providing Washington waters in 1841. This book
a significant addition to Northwest additional details includes the journals of Charles Wilkes
maritime history. Beginning in 1786 of exploration, it and ten of his crewmen, including
and continuing through 1792, The contains a record Augustus L. Case, George Colvocoresses,
Early Exploration of Inland Washington of Peter Puget's George T. Sinclair,
Waters includes transcriptions of all observations and and other esteemed
of the logs and journals of the area's explorations of Puget naval officers. Special
earliest explorers. This text follows the Sound and a detailed attention is given
initial journey of John Meares, four d e s c r i p t i o n o f to the many place
intervening expeditions by the Spanish, William Broughton's names that Wilkes
and culminates with George Vancouver’s passage through San Juan Islands. These originated. The
voyage in 1792. This fascinating read journals also provide details regarding book also includes
includes the first European descriptions the day-to-day onboard activities of eighteen of the
of Puget Sound Country and the people both officers and enlisted men. Wilkes Expedition's
who lived here. WithVancouver in Inland charts.
The Early Exploration of Inland Washington Waters, published by Charles Wilkes and the Exploration
Washington, published by McFarland McFarland publishing, $49.
95
. of Inland Washington Waters, published
publishing, $49.
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. by McFarland publishing, $49.
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