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Lewis and Clark
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John Edwin Bakeless |
First authoritative biography of two great explorers. Based on original research and diaries of expedition members, book records day-by-day occurrences, dangers, hardships, Indian customs and lore, m… |
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The Lost City of Z
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David Grann,James Gray |
A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve … |
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Accidental explorers
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Rebecca Stefoff |
Discusses the role of chance in the discoveries of such explorers as Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Dr. David Livingstone, and Jedediah Smith. |
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Sulle Tracce di Marco Polo
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Elisabetta Dami |
Geronimo Stilton, cet intellectuel sensible et raffiné qui dirige "L'écho des rongeurs", délaisse ici ses propres aventures afin de raconter à ses admirateurs celles des plus grands héros de l'histoi… |
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Race for the South Pole
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Fred L. Israel |
Articles originally published in "National Geographic" present the struggle of several nations to be the first to reach the South Pole. |
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North America from earliest discovery to first settlements
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David B. Quinn |
Details the activities of the Europeans who discovered, explored, and attempted to settle North America. |
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Samurai William
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Giles Milton |
The true story behind James Clavell's best-selling Shogun, Samurai William is the incredible tale of a man who tried to bridge two very different cultures during one of the earliest and most fascinat… |
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A First Rate Tragedy
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Diana Preston |
On November 12, 1912, a rescue team trekking across Antarctica's Great Ice Barrier finally found what they sought -- the snow-covered tent of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Inside, they ma… |
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De barre tocht
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Frank Herzen |
In 1609 gaat de Engelse avonturier en schipper Henry Hudson in opdracht van de VOC op zoek naar een noordoostelijke vaarroute naar China. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar. |
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Tim en Tom op ontdekkingsreis
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Celine van Noort |
De tweeling Tim en Tom (12) gaat terug in de tijd om met ontdekkingsreiziger Roald Amundsen de Zuidpool te ontdekken. Voorlezen vanaf ca. 7 jaar, zelf lezen vanaf ca. 8 jaar. |
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Nova Zembla
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Dick van den Heuvel |
De legendarische reis van de zeevaarders Willem Barentsz en Jacob van Heemskerck die leidde tot de overwintering op het ijskoude Nova Zembla in 1596/1597, gezien door de ogen van de jonge scheepstimm… |
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Finding the North Pole
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Frederick A. Cook,Robert E. Peary |
The accounts of Cook and Peary's expeditions combined. |
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Black Livingstone
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Pagan Kennedy |
"A largely untold story of an extraordinary historical figure, this biography sheds light on the life of William Sheppard, a 19th-century African American who, for more than 20 years, defied segregat… |
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Ancient Mariner
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Ken McGoogan |
Mcgoogan's account sets out to burnish the explorer' s reputation as a humanist, anthropologist, and literary pioneer. The detailed narrative of Hearne's trek north with a band of Dene Indians is abs… |
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Diario
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Christopher Columbus |
Follows the first voyage of discovery made by Christopher Columbus through excerpts from the journal he kept. |
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