The Sea of Glory

This novel is about a sailor named Charles Wilkes. He lead the 1838 expedition which explored the South Pole and the Fiji island. There are unfortunately some problems that occur during the 4 year excursion. The novel is beautifully written by Nathaniel Philbrick. It does start a bit slow but once you hit the Fiji islands it gets really intense. Charles Wilkes does run into some problems with his crew, nature and some cultural differences. This book is definitely worth reading in my opinion.
---Charles knucklehead Barkley