Great explorers
By: Roderic Owen
Publisher: Artus; Artus Books; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9781898799429
Subjects: Explorers
Description: Recounts the harrowing adventures of over forty courageous pioneers such as Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, David Livingston, Robert Scott, and Neil Armstrong.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Origins: Early explorers; title: The lure of the East: Alexander the Great. Hsuan-tsang. The Polos (Marco Polo). Ibn Battuta. Henri Mouhot. Sven Hedin; title: 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; title: Australiasia: Vasco da Gama. Ferdinand Magellan. Abel Tasman. James Cook. Matthew Flinders. Edward John Eyre; title: The dark continent: James Bruce. Mungo Park. Richard Burton. Samuel and Florence Baker. David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal; title: The Polar Regions: John Franklin. John Ross and James Clark Ross. Fridtjof Nansen. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott; title: Out of their element.; title: Alexander the Great; title: Hsuan-tsang; title: Marco Polo; title: Ibn Battuta; title: Henri Mouhot; title: Sven Hedin; title: Leif Ericson; title: Christopher Columbus; title: Hernan Cortes; title: Pizarro; title: Francis Drake; title: Raleigh; title: Meriwether Lewis; title: William Clark; title: Alexander von Humboldt; title: Vasco da Gama; title: Ferdinand Magellan; title: Abel Tasman; title: James Cook; title: Matthew Flinders; title: Edward John Eyre; title: James Bruce; title: Mungo Park; title: Richard Burton; title: Samuel and Florence Baker; title: David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley; title: Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal; title: John Franklin; title: John Ross and James Clark Ross; title: Fridtjof Nansen; title: Robert Peary and Frederick Cook; title: Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott; title: Apollo 11 moon landing.