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Recounts the harrowing adventures of over forty courageous pioneers such as Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, David Livingston, Robert Scott, and Neil ArmstrongIncludes indexEarly explorers -- The lure of the Alexander the Great. Hsüan-tsang. The Polos (Marco Polo). Ibn Battūta. Henri Mouhot. Sven Hedin -- The New 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 -- Vasco da Gama. Ferdinand Magellan. Abel Tasman. James Cook. Matthew Flinders. Edward John Eyre -- The dark James Bruce. Mungo Park. Richard Burton. Samuel and Florence Baker. David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal -- The Polar John Franklin. John Ross and James Clark Ross. Fridtjof Nansen. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott -- Out of their elementAlexander 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 landingEarly explorers -- The lure of the Alexander the Great. Hsuan-tsang. The Polos (Marco Polo). Ibn Battuta. Henri Mouhot. Sven Hedin -- The New 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 -- Vasco da Gama. Ferdinand Magellan. Abel Tasman. James Cook. Matthew Flinders. Edward John Eyre -- The dark James Bruce. Mungo Park. Richard Burton. Samuel and Florence Baker. David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. Heinrich Barth and Gustav Nachtigal -- The Polar John Franklin. John Ross and James Clark Ross. Fridtjof Nansen. Robert Peary and Frederick Cook. Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott -- Out of their elementAlexander 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

185 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1980

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August 1, 2011
A very good Historical book to knowing about the World greatest Explorer, their journey and experience during the World Exploration at the centuries. Far beyond from their beloved country and few of them not succeeded return to their homeland and earn the glory. It is an exciting opportunity to read over the book with our children and to teach them the story of these Great Explorers..
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March 8, 2014
Pretty epic book and full of great information.
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