A healthy selection of Reynolds journals which includes his official account together with his own interpolations correcting that account. A good example is p. 11: “Captain Wilkes is a man of great talent {great mistake, did not at this time know him}, perhaps genius…. He has had much experience with them [various instruments] since, is an excellent astronomer {all in the wrong, all humbug—a little smattering & much boasting on his part deceived others besides myself}, & well acquainted with the mysteries of chemistry & the operations of natural philosophy.”
The Private Journal of William Reynolds; United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842.
Reynolds, William. London: Penguin Books, 2004.
- 1838-42 U.S. Exploring Expedition (Wilkes).
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Voyage to the Southern Ocean: The Letters of Lieutenant William Reynolds from the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842.
Reynolds, William. Ed. Anne Hoffman Cleaver and E. Jeffrey Stann…. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1988.
- 1838-42 U.S. Exploring Expedition (Wilkes).
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Letters of a midshipman serving with Wilkes, and one who became increasingly discontented with Wilkes’ leadership.