Recounts the harrowing adventures of over forty courageous pioneers such as Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, David Livingston, Robert Scott, and Neil Armstrong
Includes index
Origins: Early explorers -- The lure of the East: Alexander the Great. Hsüan-tsang. The Polos (Marco Polo). Ibn Battūta. Henri Mouhot. Sven Hedin -- 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 -- Australiasia: Vasco da Gama. Ferdinand Magellan. Abel Tasman. James Cook. Matthew Flinders. Edward John Eyre -- The dark continent: James Bruce. Mungo Park. Richard Burton. Samuel and Florence Baker. David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal -- The Polar Regions: John Franklin. John Ross and James Clark Ross. Fridtjof Nansen. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott -- Out of their element
Alexander the Great -- Hsüan-tsang -- Marco Polo -- Ibn Battūta -- Henri Mouhot -- Sven Hedin -- Leif Ericson -- Christopher Columbus -- Hernan Cortes -- Pizarro -- Francis Drake -- Raleigh -- Meriwether Lewis -- William Clark -- Alexander von Humboldt -- Vasco da Gama -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Abel Tasman -- James Cook -- Matthew Flinders -- Edward John Eyre -- James Bruce -- Mungo Park -- Richard Burton -- Samuel and Florence Baker -- David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley -- Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal -- John Franklin -- John Ross and James Clark Ross -- Fridtjof Nansen -- Robert Peary and Frederick Cook -- Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott -- Apollo 11 moon landing
Origins: Early explorers -- The lure of the East: Alexander the Great. Hsuan-tsang. The Polos (Marco Polo). Ibn Battuta. Henri Mouhot. Sven Hedin -- 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 -- Australiasia: Vasco da Gama. Ferdinand Magellan. Abel Tasman. James Cook. Matthew Flinders. Edward John Eyre -- The dark continent: James Bruce. Mungo Park. Richard Burton. Samuel and Florence Baker. David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal -- The Polar Regions: John Franklin. John Ross and James Clark Ross. Fridtjof Nansen. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott -- Out of their element
Alexander the Great -- Hsuan-tsang -- Marco Polo -- Ibn Battuta -- Henri Mouhot -- Sven Hedin -- Leif Ericson -- Christopher Columbus -- Hernan Cortes -- Pizarro -- Francis Drake -- Raleigh -- Meriwether Lewis -- William Clark -- Alexander von Humboldt -- Vasco da Gama -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Abel Tasman -- James Cook -- Matthew Flinders -- Edward John Eyre -- James Bruce -- Mungo Park -- Richard Burton -- Samuel and Florence Baker -- David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley -- Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal -- John Franklin -- John Ross and James Clark Ross -- Fridtjof Nansen -- Robert Peary and Frederick Cook -- Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott -- Apollo 11 moon landing
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