Exploration in the age of empire, 1750-1953
By: by Kevin Patrick Grant.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: Discovery and exploration
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604131895
Subjects: Discoveries in geography -- European -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"; title: The modern era of exploration and empire; title: The great game in Central Asia; title: Following the Niger and the Nile; title: Taming the heart of darkness; title: Pilgrimages to Mecca and the Arabian sands; title: Exploring the top of the world.