Accidental explorers
Subtitle: surprises and sidetrips in the history of discovery
By: Rebecca Stefoff.
Series: Extraordinary explorers
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature; Discoveries in geography; Explorers
Description: Discusses the role of chance in the discoveries of such explorers as Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Dr. David Livingstone, and Jedediah Smith.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-148) and index.