Modern Explorers

Author : Robin Hanbury-Tenison,Robert Twigger
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780500777046

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Modern Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison,Robert Twigger Pdf

Stories of the thrills and hardships faced by modern expeditions that continue to enhance our understanding of the world around us, now in a compact edition. This book profiles forty modern explorers who have disproved the idea that there is nowhere left to discover. Some are experienced and celebrated worldwide, while others are just starting to make their mark. The Modern Explorers delves into challenging and extraordinary expeditions to the remotest parts of the world by explorers from the United States, Australia, China, France, and beyond. Nine thematic sections cover all terrains: Polar, Desert, Rainforest, Mountain, Ocean, River, Under Sea, Under Land, and Lost Worlds. Written mainly by the explorers themselves, these accounts provide unique insight into what it is like to join an expedition, from being dragged through the top of the rainforest canopy in an inflatable raft suspended from a balloon to pedaling a boat across the Pacific to standing on the edge of an erupting volcano.

Author : Thomas Frost
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Discoveries in geography
ISBN : OXFORD:600016957

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Modern Explorers by Thomas Frost Pdf

Author : Robin Hanbury-Tenison,Robert Twigger
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780500296325

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The Modern Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison,Robert Twigger Pdf

Stories of the thrills and hardships faced by modern expeditions that continue to enhance our understanding of the world around us, now in a compact edition. This book profiles forty modern explorers who have disproved the idea that there is nowhere left to discover. Some are experienced and celebrated worldwide, while others are just starting to make their mark. The Modern Explorers delves into challenging and extraordinary expeditions to the remotest parts of the world by explorers from the United States, Australia, China, France, and beyond. Nine thematic sections cover all terrains: Polar, Desert, Rainforest, Mountain, Ocean, River, Under Sea, Under Land, and Lost Worlds. Written mainly by the explorers themselves, these accounts provide unique insight into what it is like to join an expedition, from being dragged through the top of the rainforest canopy in an inflatable raft suspended from a balloon to pedaling a boat across the Pacific to standing on the edge of an erupting volcano.

Author : The Explorers Club
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781599216393

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They Lived to Tell the Tale by The Explorers Club Pdf

Living dangerously with the members of the world-renowned Explorers Club.

Author : Kenneth Pletcher Senior Editor, Geography and History
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300280

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The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World by Kenneth Pletcher Senior Editor, Geography and History Pdf

Chronicles the history of human exploration, from the Silk Road travels and early exploration of the Atlantic Coastline to the age of discovery, the colonial exploration eras, and modern expeditions to the North and South Poles.

Author : Thomas Frost
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Discoveries in geography
ISBN : OCLC:221103832

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Modern Explorers by Thomas Frost Pdf

Author : Bernadine Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Explorers
ISBN : UCR:31210005375835

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Famous Modern Explorers by Bernadine Bailey Pdf

Biographies of thirteen explorers who have contributed to man's knowledge of the earth, space, plant, and animal life. Includes accounts of Robert Perry, Roald Amundsen, Richard Byrd, Thor Heyerdahl, and John Glenn.

Author : Adam Shoalts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143193999

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Alone Against the North by Adam Shoalts Pdf

Winner of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario's 2016 Young Authors Award Winner of the 2017 Louise de Kiriline Award for Nonfiction The age of exploration is not over. When Adam Shoalts ventured into the largest unexplored wilderness on the planet, he hoped to set foot where no one had ever gone before. What he discovered surprised even him. Shoalts was no stranger to the wilderness. He had hacked his way through jungles and swamp, had stared down polar bears and climbed mountains. But one spot on the map called out to him irresistibly: the Hudson Bay Lowlands, a trackless expanse of muskeg and lonely rivers, caribou and wolf—an Amazon of the north, parts of which to this day remain unexplored. Cutting through this forbidding landscape is a river no explorer, trapper, or canoeist had left any record of paddling. It was this river that Shoalts was obsessively determined to explore. It took him several attempts, and years of research. But finally, alone, he found the headwaters of the mysterious river. He believed he had discovered what he had set out to find. But the adventure had just begun. Unexpected dangers awaited him downstream. Gripping and often poetic, Alone Against the North is a classic adventure story of single-minded obsession, physical hardship, and the restless sense of wonder that every explorer has in common. But what does exploration mean in an age when satellite imagery of even the remotest corner of the planet is available to anyone with a phone? Is there anything left to explore? What Shoalts discovered as he paddled downriver was a series of unmapped waterfalls that could easily have killed him. Just as astonishing was the media reaction when he got back to civilization. He was crowned “Canada’s Indiana Jones” and appeared on morning television. He was feted by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and congratulated by the Governor General. People were enthralled by Shoalts’s proof that the world is bigger than we think. Shoalts’s story makes it clear that the world can become known only by getting out of our cars and armchairs, and setting out into the unknown, where every step is different from the one before, and something you may never have imagined lies around the next curve in the river.

Author : Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500774311

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The Great Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison Pdf

Penetrating biographies written by a group of distinguished travel writers, broadcasters, and historians reveal the lives, motives, and passions of forty major explorers in history. It has always been mankind’s gift, or curse, to be inquisitive, and through the ages people have been driven to explore the limits of the worlds known to them—and beyond. Here are the stories of forty of the world’s greatest explorers from Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. These are men and women who changed our perception of the world through their courageous adventures. Organized thematically, the book opens with the oceanic journeys of five hundred years ago, when the great era of recorded exploration began. The following sections look at The Land, Rivers, Polar Ice, Deserts, Life on Earth, and New Frontiers. Many of these explorers recounted their journeys in vivid firsthand accounts; others were superb artists or photographers. The book features quotes from their journals and reports, and it is illustrated with paintings, photographs, engravings, and maps, so that we can experience their adventures through their own eyes and in their own words. Featured explorers include: Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, James Cook, Lewis and Clark, Richard Burton, Samuel de Champlain, David Livingstone, Roald Amundsen, Gertrude Bell, Alexander von Humboldt, Yuri Gagarin, and Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Author : Anthony Vasquez
Publisher : ANTHONY VASQUEZ
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9798869242907

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In the Footsteps of Explorers by Anthony Vasquez Pdf

"In the Footsteps of Explorers: Retracing Historic Journeys" invites readers on a captivating voyage of discovery as modern-day adventurers retrace the paths of historic explorers. This fascinating book chronicles the exhilarating expeditions of intrepid travelers who embark on epic quests to follow in the footsteps of legendary pioneers. From navigating treacherous seas to trekking through remote wilderness, each narrative offers a vivid depiction of the challenges and triumphs encountered along the way. Join us on a thrilling journey as we delve into the annals of history and embark on a quest to uncover the secrets of the past, one step at a time.

Author : Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500775677

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The Great Journeys in History by Robin Hanbury-Tenison Pdf

Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travellers of all time. This book chronicles their stories and many more, describing epic voyages of discovery from the extraordinary migrations out of Africa by our earliest ancestors to the latest voyages into space. In antiquity, we follow Alexander the Great to the Indus and Hannibal across the Alps; in medieval times we trek beside Genghis Khan and Ibn Battuta. The Renaissance brought Columbus to the Americas and the circumnavigation of the world. The following centuries saw gaps in the global maps filled by Tasman, Bering and Cook, and journeys made for scientific purposes, most famously by von Humboldt and Darwin. In modern times, the last inhospitable ends of the earth were reached including both poles and the world's highest mountain and new elements were conquered. With evocative photographs, paintings and portraits, The Great Journeys in History reveals the stories of those who were there first, who explored the unexplored and who set out into the unknown, bringing alive the romance and thrill of travel.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9791041981700

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THE GREAT EXPLORERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by Jules Verne Pdf

"Embarquez pour un voyage épique à travers "The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century" avec Jules Verne comme votre guide littéraire. Dans cette œuvre captivante, Verne dévoile les récits héroïques des explorateurs intrépides du XIXe siècle qui ont repoussé les limites de l'inconnu. Plongez dans des aventures épiques, de l'exploration des pôles à la traversée de terres mystérieuses. Verne tisse des récits palpitants, révélant les exploits de personnalités audacieuses qui ont façonné l'histoire des découvertes. Ce livre est bien plus qu'une simple compilation d'exploits; c'est une célébration de la bravoure humaine et de la soif inextinguible de connaissances. Explorez le monde à travers les yeux de ces visionnaires, et laissez-vous emporter par l'excitation de l'inexploré et l'esprit infatigable de l'aventure."

Author : The Explorers Club
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781984859990

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The Explorers Club by The Explorers Club Pdf

Discover the extraordinary history and thrilling frontiers of exploration with this gorgeously illustrated guide from The Explorers Club, the esteemed home of the world's most prominent explorers. The discovery of the North and South Poles. The summiting of Everest. The moon landing. The (largely unknown) birth of climate change science. These are just some of the stories from The Explorers Club, the organization that, since its inception in 1904, has pushed the envelope of human curiosity. This guided tour of The Club’s most riveting journeys includes hundreds of photos and fascinating anecdotes about The Club’s distinguished members, including Teddy Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, and Jane Goodall. From the darkest depths of the ocean to the highest points on Earth and to outer space and beyond, this book shares not just the inspirational history of modern exploration, but also reveals how it has evolved and continues to be relevant—even urgent—today.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britanncia Educational Publishing
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622750252

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Explorers in the 20th and 21st Centuries by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

Technological advances—including pressurized cabins for hot air balloons, rocketry that powers spacecraft, and deep-sea diving gear—have changed the face of exploration. What hasn’t changed since ancient times, however, is the bravery and inquisitiveness of intrepid individuals at the forefront of modern-day exploration and adventure. Those who have challenged conventional thinking, and sought to test physical limits of human endurance in the 20th and 21st centuries are the subjects of this exciting collection of biographies.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040468041

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Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 3. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by Jules Verne Pdf