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It uses original archival sources to give the reader a chance to hear a first-hand historical account of exploration in the nineteenth century, and the challenges that were faced by women specifically.

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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

Kerr's Voyages 4 covers the Southern Hemisphere. It provides a rich collection of voyages by Captain James Cook, together with voyages of discovery in the Southern Oceans by other key figures such as Commodore Byron, and captains Wallis, Carteret, Clerke and Gore.

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A truly comprehensive account of sea and land voyages, covering a thousand years of exploration from the ninth century to the epic voyages of Captain Cook. With an introduction by a leading scholar this handsome 5 volume set presents Kerr's outstanding achievement in a unique and informative way.

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In this dual biography, Roland Huntford re-examines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen.

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The true story of Sir John Franklin's fateful expedition in HMS Erebus and HMS Terror of the North-West Passage in 1845, and the eventual discovery of the ships' wrecks in 2014 and 2016.

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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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A wide-ranging introduction to the key events and people in exploration history of Western Australia, written in an easily accessible style. The book is a lively, engaging and informative account of an important and fascinating aspect of Western Australian history for both the general reader and for upper primary and lower secondary age students.

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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.