Doug,
Carole posted here several years ago about "Sea of Glory" and I found
the book shortly after.  I could not put it down!  Extremely
interesting.  Passed it on to other family members - they loved it as well.
Thanks, Carole!
Karlynn Morgan
NC - USA

On 9/10/2011 8:03 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Dear Doug, I have 5 that you might enjoy. 1. Seashell on the
> Mountaintop by Alan Cutler. This is a story about how the fossils of
> seashells were found on a mounaintop. About Nicholaus Steno considered
> the father of geology.
> 2. Sea of Glory by Nathaniel Philbrick. This is the story of the U. S.
> Exploring Expedition voyage of 1838-1842. A real cliffhanger about the
> fledgling U. S. Navy and the heroic commander who after his epic
> worldwide explorations was actually court marshalled and held in
> ridicule. This voyage is the basis for the collections at the
> Smithsonian Inst.
> 3. In Search of Nautilus by Peter Douglas Ward. The story of
> expeditions to capture  the first living Nautilus. (Which wasn't that
> long ago. I know I am getting older, but it was in the early 1980's I
> think.)
> 4. I can't find it right now, but there is a large book about
> Rumphius. It is quite interesting about the life and times that shaped
> him.
> 5. Best of the Nautilus by R. T. Abbott. Great stories about the early
> Malacologists.
>  This should keep you busy for a short while and I am looking forward
> to hearing what other people like as well.
> Carole Marshall
> In a message dated 9/10/2011 5:56:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>     Hi All.
>
>        I've been reading a lot of natural history adventure books of late,
>     mostly birds, but also butterfly, and orchid stories.  I have
>     loads of the
>     old Hawaiian Shell News and Of Sea and Shore which have many wonderful
>     stories of the type I'm interested in only they tend to be rather
>     short
>     articles. I'm looking for something a little more substantial.  I
>     like older
>     books as well (provided I can find them)so I was wondering what
>     people here
>     might recommend as a 'good read'-an adventure that is well
>     written, possibly
>     captivating.
>
>     Many thanks.
>
>     Doug
>
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