Great explorers /
by Owen, Roderic.
Edition statement:1st American ed. Published by : Mayflower Books, (New York :) Physical details: 185 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. ISBN:083173969X :.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 910.92 Gre The greatest adventures of all time | 910.92 Hou Captain James Cook | 910.92 Ric Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton : | 910.922 Owe Great explorers / | 910.924 Bra But I wouldn't have missed it for the world! | 910.924 Chi 'Gipsy Moth' circles the world. | 910.924 Gra Voyages to paradise: |
Origins: Early explorers --
The lure of the East: Alexander the Great. Hsüan-tsang. The Polos (Marco Polo). Ibn Battūta. Henri Mouhot. Sven Hedin --
The New World: Leif Ericson and his family. Christopher Columbus. Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro. Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Alexander von Humboldt --
Australiasia: Vasco da Gama. Ferdinand Magellan. Abel Tasman. James Cook. Matthew Flinders. Edward John Eyre --
The dark continent: James Bruce. Mungo Park. Richard Burton. Samuel and Florence Baker. David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal --
The Polar Regions: John Franklin. John Ross and James Clark Ross. Fridtjof Nansen. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott --
Out of their element. Alexander the Great --
Hsüan-tsang --
Marco Polo --
Ibn Battūta --
Henri Mouhot --
Sven Hedin --
Leif Ericson --
Christopher Columbus --
Hernan Cortes --
Pizarro --
Francis Drake --
Raleigh --
Meriwether Lewis --
William Clark --
Alexander von Humboldt --
Vasco da Gama --
Ferdinand Magellan --
Abel Tasman --
James Cook --
Matthew Flinders --
Edward John Eyre --
James Bruce --
Mungo Park --
Richard Burton --
Samuel and Florence Baker --
David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley --
Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal --
John Franklin --
John Ross and James Clark Ross --
Fridtjof Nansen --
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook --
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott --
Apollo 11 moon landing.
Recounts the harrowing adventures of over forty courageous pioneers such as Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, David Livingston, Robert Scott, and Neil Armstrong.
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