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

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  • Running Time: 02:00 hrs
    Narrator: Amanda Dolan
    Publisher:
    Blackstone Audio, 2014
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Krull, Kathleen
    Contributor: Dolan, Amanda
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2014
    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.
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon], Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781483009650, 1483009653, 9781483009674