Explorers: Tales of Endurance and Exploration
A visual guide to the intrepid explorers in history. It brings you stories of great courage, spirit and endurance and opens your eyes to how these expeditions have shaped the course of human history. It features the personal stories and accounts of the people whose courage opened... read full description below.
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| NBS Text |
Travel Writing |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade;Professional and scholarly |
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| Number of Pages |
360 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 220mm
Height: 260mm
Spine: 30mm |
| Weight |
1,540g |
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| Dewey Code |
910 |
| Catalogue Code |
234061 |
Description of this Book
This is an epic visual guide to the most intrepid explorers in history. Written in association with the RGS, Explorers brings you stories of great courage, spirit and endurance and opens your eyes to how these expeditions have shaped the course of human history. Set out into the unknown with 80 of the world's greatest explorers and discover what motivated them to risk everything in pursuit of discovery. With a foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, undoubtedly one of the greatest living explorers, and an introduction from Michael Palin, President of the RGS, Explorers features the personal stories and first hand accounts of the people whose courage opened frontiers, turned voids into maps, connected cultures and added to humankind's knowledge of the world. Featuring exclusive, never-before-seen photography from the RGS archive, rare maps and specially-commissioned artworks, Explorers will appeal to all those who love the thrill of travel and exploration and want to experience the triumphs and tragedies of real-life adventure. Explorers has been reissued in compact format to mark 100 years since Scott and his team reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
This extraordinarily well illustrated guide to history's greatest explorations is not just authoritative, it's definitive. Daily Mirror |
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