Title | : | Journeys of Discovery |
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Author | : | Joseph Cummins |
Release | : | 2011-06-01 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | History, Books |
Size | : | 874947 |
Journeys of Discovery highlights some of history's greatest journeys of discovery, in ten brief, riveting and informative stories from across the globe. What would it have been like to be Ferdinand Magellan discovering a hidden strait at the bottom of South Atlantic that opened into the broad expanse of the Pacific, or John Hanning Speke, finding the long sought source of the Nile? Journeys of Discovery takes readers along on ten of history’s most momentous expeditions into the heart of the unknown. All titles in the Short History series: The Clash of History's Titans Fame & Infamy Turning the Tide of Battle Obscure Events that Shaped the World The War of Words When the World Stood Still Settlements of the Doomed Scandalgate Journeys of Discovery Amazons & Hellcats Broadswords, Bayonetes and B-52s Good Girls Don't Make History |