Related Books
Language: en
Pages: 535
Pages: 535
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-29 - Publisher: Hachette UK
The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headl
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-07 - Publisher: Hachette UK
Four Years in the Ice - John Ross Disgraced and dishonored for his report of an imaginary mountain range blocking the most likely access to the North West Passa
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-07 - Publisher: Hachette UK
First Crossing of America - Alexander Mackenzie "Endowed by nature with an acquisitive mind and an enterprising spirit", Mackenzie, a Scot engaged in the Canadi
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-07 - Publisher: Hachette UK
Stranded on Bering Island - Georg Wilhelm Steller As physician and scientific know-all on Vitus Bering's 1741 voyage, Steller shared its triumphs, including lan
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-07 - Publisher: Hachette UK
Alarms amongst the Uzbeks - Alexander Burnes Of all the "forbidden" cities (Timbuktu, Mecca, Lhasa, Riyadh and so on) none enjoyed a more fearsome reputation th