Adventurers
By: Jane Bingham
Series: 20th century lives; 20th century lives (London, England)
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750258203
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers; Discoveries in geography; Juvenile literature; Explorers; Biography; History
Description: 20th Century Lives: Adventurers includes some of the world's most dynamic and influential explorers, from Hillary and Tenzing to Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart to Jacques Cousteau. It provides a fascinating insight into the experiences and achievements of these talented and inspirational people and sheds light on how they became so successful in their endeavours.
Table of contents: title: What is an adventurer?; title: Robert Scott; title: Amelia Earhart; title: Francis Chichester; title: Jacques Cousteau; title: Thor Heyerdahl; title: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay; title: Neil Armstrong; title: Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova; title: Ranulph Fiennes; title: Matthew Henson; title: Ernest Shackleton; title: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; title: Amy Johnson; title: Miles Hilton-Barber; title: Benedict Allen; title: Timeline; title: Glossary.