Exploring the World

Name: Exploring the World
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SKU: 9781474606295
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Two centuries of remarkable adventurers and their journeys

By Alexander Maitland

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In Exploring the World, Alexander Maitland delves into the inspiring journeys of legendary explorers who traversed unknown territories. Through detailed accounts and vivid storytelling, Maitland captures the spirit of adventure and the drive that fueled these pioneers to push the boundaries of the known world, offering readers a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs faced by these remarkable individuals.
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You might enjoy this biography if you have a passion for adventure, exploration, and discovering the lives of remarkable individuals who have traversed the globe. The book delves into captivating tales of travel and exploration that can inspire those interested in the world's vastness and the daring people who seek to uncover its mysteries.

Exploring the World

A one-volume history of exploration told through the stories of the Royal Geographical Society's remarkable gold-medal winners

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Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role in mankind's development. For almost two hundred years, the Royal Geographical Society has recognised their achievements by awarding its prestigious gold medals to those who have contributed most to our knowledge of the world.

Taking us on a journey across mountains and deserts, oceans and seas, Exploring the World tells the stories of more than eighty of these extraordinary men and women. Some, such as David Livingstone, Scott of the Antarctic and Jacques-Yves Cousteau, are well known; whilst others, such as William Chandless and Ney Elias, are today less familiar. Some dreamed of being the first to sight a lake or a river; others sighted some of the world's greatest natural features by chance. Some were naturalists, anthropologists or mountaineers; others went in search of explorers who had vanished without trace, or had been shipwrecked or marooned.

Filled with epic tales of endurance and perseverance, Exploring the World celebrates a group of exceptional individuals possessed of indomitable courage, boundless determination and adventurous spirit. It portrays a variety of fascinating lives driven by curiosity, wanderlust and the pursuit of knowledge - and, in doing so, provides a unique overview of two centuries of exploration.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474606295

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 400

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Alexander Maitland Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Global History History & Military New Zealand and Australia Published Non-Fiction Science & Nature Science & Technology Biographies

About the Author

Alexander Maitland is the author of Speke, A Tower in a Wall: Conversations with Dame Freya Stark, and a biography of Robert and Gabriela Cunninghame Graham, among other books. He worked with Freya Stark on Rivers of Time, a book of her photographs, and with Wilfred Thesiger on My Kenya Days, The Danakil Diary, Among the Mountains and A Vanished World. He edited Thesiger's anthology, My Life and Travels, compiled and wrote Wilfred Thesiger: A Life in Pictures, and wrote the authorised biography, Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer. In 2019, he was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society.