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A great voyage propelled and sunk by its leader; Charles Wilkes's expedition in 1838 transformed the sciences, but life aboard was so contentious that scandal overshadowed his success.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
The Christian Science Monitor
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October 28, 2003
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Byline: Gregory Lamb
It was 19th-century Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle who put forward the theory that history is shaped by the acts of Great Men. US Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes perhaps belongs to a more exclusive group of characters, fictional and historical, who embody the Flawed Great Man Theory, which provides that people who accomplish amazing things often do so despite horrendous shortcomings.
Undoubtedly, the lasting legacy of the US South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838, which Wilkes led, lies in the kick-start it gave to scientific inquiry in ...
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