William Lewis Herndon
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William Lewis Herndon
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Commander William Lewis Herndon was one of the United States Navy's outstanding explorers and seamen. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, and prepared a report published in 1854 and distributed widely as Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon. He was noted especially for ensuring the rescue of 152 women and children when commanding the commercial mail steamer Central America in September 1857. During a three-day hurricane off the coast of North Carolina, the s
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American explorer (1813–1857)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lewis_Herndon
date created:
2005-10-31T21:43:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:52:49Z
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