Charles Wilkes And The USS Vincennes
About this episode
In 1838 in Antarctic Ocean, Charles Wilkes wanted to prove the existence of the Antarctic continent. harsh polar weather and uncharted icy waters.
Research sources for this film
- The U. S. Exploring Expedition in Antarctica ::...
- Exploring the Antarctic 1840 - The Wilkes Expedition
- Antarctica
- Simeon A. Stearns papers
- Charles Wilkes
- Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- U.S.S. Peacock
- The Wilkes Exploring Expedition | Proceedings - September-October 1914 Vol. 40/5/153
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