Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought)

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  • Author: Krull, Kathleen
    Contributor:

    Dolan, Amanda

    Summary:

    You might know the basics about such historical figures as Columbus, Lewis and Clark, and Sally Ride. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? With juicy tidbits galore, this volume reveals these fascinating adventurers as both world-changers and real people.

    Contents:
    • Leif Ericson
    • Marco Polo
    • Ibn Battuta
    • Zheng He
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Ferdinand Magellan
    • Henry Hudson
    • James Cook
    • Daniel Boone
    • Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea
    • Richard Francis Burton
    • Isabella Bird
    • Mary Kingsley
    • Matthew Henson
    • Richard E. Byrd
    • Auguste and Jacques Piccard
    • Sally Ride.
    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Juvenile nonfiction
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781483009650

    ,

    1483009653

    ,

    9781483009674

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DC Contributor

Dolan, Amanda

Abstract

You might know the basics about such historical figures as Columbus, Lewis and Clark, and Sally Ride. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? With juicy tidbits galore, this volume reveals these fascinating adventurers as both world-changers and real people.

Genre
Biographies and autobiographies
Juvenile nonfiction
Publisher (Source)

[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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