The Great Explorers

Name: The Great Explorers
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500293836
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Forty of the Greatest Men and Women Who Changed Our Perception of the World

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The Great Explorers delves into the adventurous journeys of history's most daring explorers who pushed the boundaries of the known world. The book offers vivid accounts of their trials, triumphs, and the significant impacts they had on global exploration. It provides an engaging narrative that brings to life the challenges and discoveries that shaped our understanding of the world.
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This book may appeal to you if you have a passion for adventurous tales of discovery and exploration. It's ideal for history enthusiasts interested in the daring and often perilous journeys of the world's most renowned explorers. You'll immerse yourself in the fascinating accounts and significant impact their explorations had on shaping the world we know today.

A beautifully illustrated survey of 500 years of exploration told through a series of biographical portraits of forty of the most outstanding men and women who discovered our world.

500 years of exploration told through a series of biographical portraits of 40 pioneering men and women

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What inspires explorers to push back the boundaries of the known world? Why do they risk their lives in unforgiving conditions far from home? How do they survive at the limits of human endurance? Who are the great pioneers of land, sea and space? Where next?

The Great Explorers charts the great expeditions of forty of the world's most intrepid explorers, from da Gama to Gagarin. Gertrude Bell plotted the desert sands, politics and poetry of Arabia; Francis Garnier was driven almost insane on the banks of the Mekong; Edward Wilson twice tried to reach the South Pole with Scott; Nain Singh mapped the vast spaces of Tibet, counting every step.

Written by a host of distinguished travel writers, broadcasters and historians, here are journeys to savour from every corner of the earth—and beyond.

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The Great Explorers has been praised for being absorbing and factually accurate, while also acknowledging its Eurocentric perspective. It's seen as a valuable collection of essays that contributes to modern thinking about exploration, being described as nearly perfect, inspiring, entertaining, and enlightening.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500293836

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 July 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Contributors:

Edited by Robin Hanbury-Tenison

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 256

Collections

Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Robin Hanbury-Tenison is a well-known explorer, author, film-maker, conservationist and campaigner. A veteran of over forty expeditions, he is a leading member of the Royal Geographical Society and Survival International. His books include The Seventy Great Journeys in History and, as editor, The Oxford Book of Exploration.