Author: M. B. Synge
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465544720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Author: M. B. Synge
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436

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'A Book of Discovery' is an account of the history of the world's exploration from the earliest times to the finding of the South Pole, written by Margaret Bertha Synge. The book chronicles the journeys of many famous explorers, such as Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus and includes personal accounts of their expeditions. The explorers featured in the book undertook incredible feats of bravery and endurance, and Synge's admiration for their achievements shines through in her writing. The book is beautifully illustrated with reproductions of early maps, woodcuts, and paintings, adding to the allure of the stories it tells. A Book of Discovery is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the history of exploration and adventure.

Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 842

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Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 844

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Author: Jennifer Speake
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135456623
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 3477

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Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 546

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Author: Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 668

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Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 842

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Author: Chris Turney
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619021374
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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"The South Pole discovered" trumpeted the front page of The Daily Chronicle on March 8, 1912, marking Roald Amundsen's triumph over the tragic Robert Scott. Yet behind all the headlines there was a much bigger story. Antarctica was awash with expeditions. In 1912, five separate teams representing the old and new world were diligently embarking on scientific exploration beyond the edge of the known planet. Their discoveries not only enthralled the world, but changed our understanding of the planet forever. Tales of endurance, self–sacrifice, and technological innovation laid the foundations for modern scientific exploration, and inspired future generations. To celebrate the centenary of this groundbreaking work, 1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica revisits the exploits of these different expeditions. Looking beyond the personalities and drawing on his own polar experience, Chris Turney shows how their discoveries marked the dawn of a new age in our understanding of the natural world. He makes use of original and exclusive unpublished archival material and weaves in the latest scientific findings to show how we might reawaken the public's passion for discovery and exploration