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Takes us on an exhilarating journey through three centuries of travel, in the company of such women voyagers as Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Vita Sackville-West, Isabella Bird and Rebecca West. Also looks at women from around the globe who visited the West. Their portraits hang at London's National Portrait Gallery.

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Due to the dominance of Captain Cook's Pacific exploration, many voyages of science and exploration following him to the Pacific have not received the attention they deserved. This title aims to correct this imbalance through the voyages by William Bligh, Matthew Flinders, La Perouse, Arthur Phillip and George Vancouver.

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On a winter morning in 1761 six men leave Copenhagen by sea: a botanist, a philologist, an astronomer, a doctor, an artist and their manservant; all in all, an ill-assorted band of men who dislike and distrust one another from the start. These are the members of the first Danish expedition to Arabia Felix, as Yemen was then known.

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When Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay stepped onto the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 they caught the imagination of the world in a way that was to be unmatched until man stood on the surface of the Moon.

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An inventor, adventurer, entrepreneur, collector, and entertainer, and son of legendary scientist-astronaut Owen Garriott, Richard Garriott de Cayeux has been behind some of the most exciting undertakings of our time.

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A new edition of the classic study of the expeditions to the South Pole, and why we are so fascinated with exploring vast, empty, and extreme landscapes.

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A must for any armchair explorer, Into the Abyss looks at the motivation and experiences of some of history's most intrepid characters

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Recounts the efforts of Scott, a British explorer, and Amundsen, a Norwegian, to be the first to reach the South Pole.

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Starting with a simple question - 'Which way am I looking' - this book blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of finding your way using nature's own sign-posts, from the feel of a rock to the look of the moon.

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Nick Rennison's compelling book tells the memorable stories of people who have risked their lives by entering the white wastelands of the Arctic and the Antarctic, from the compelling tales of Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen, to those of lesser known explorers such as Elisha Kent Kane and Douglas Mawson....

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Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay is one of Tench's two accounts of early colonial Australian life. Before setting sail for Australia, Tench arranged with the London firm Debrett to publish his account of the colony for the eager readership back home.

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This is the story of an honourable and courageous man who made a pact with the Devil.

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Explores just how life survives the extreme conditions of one of the sensitive and inhospitable parts of the planet, which has for centuries fascinated scientists, explorers, writers and the general public. This title provides an insight into the lives of those living and working in this hostile environment.

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An enthralling adventure narrative, Powell's beloved 1874 classic takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the Colorado Territories, the last unmapped region in the country. Maps.

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Herbert Basedow was an anthropologist, geologist and medical doctor who used photography to document his expeditions into central and northern Australia between 1903 and 1928. This title draws on the National Museum of Australia's collection of Basedow's photographic work from 12 of his expeditions.

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By the Sunday Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs