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Explorers: Tales of Endurance and Exploration (Royal Geographical Society) [Hardcover]

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  • Hardcover: 360 pages
  • Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; Re-issue (compact) edition (1 Nov 2011)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 140539353X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405393539
  • Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 21.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 103,374 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This extraordinarily well illustrated guide to history's greatest explorations is not just authoritative, it's definitive. (Daily Mirror )

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An epic visual guide to the most intrepid explorers in history

Written in association with the RGS, Explorers brings you stories of great courage, spirit and endurance and opens your eyes to how these expeditions have shaped the course of human history. Set out into the unknown with 80 of the world's greatest explorers and discover what motivated them to risk everything in pursuit of discovery.

With a foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, undoubtedly one of the greatest living explorers, and an introduction from Michael Palin, President of the RGS, Explorers features the personal stories and first hand accounts of the people whose courage opened frontiers, turned voids into maps, connected cultures and added to humankind's knowledge of the world.

Featuring exclusive, never-before-seen photography from the RGS archive, rare maps and specially-commissioned artworks, Explorers will appeal to all those who love the thrill of travel and exploration and want to experience the triumphs and tragedies of real-life adventure. Explorers has been reissued in compact format to mark 100 years since Scott and his team reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912.


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The fascinating book is full of interesting details not only about the worlds greatest explorers but the times and environment in which they lived. It is full of insight into what drove these men to push human exploration. As well as the explorers the book contains lots of reference to equipment of exploring from the instruments and tools to the ships and vehicles.

This book is easy to read not to dry, a good balance between story and facts. As with all DK published books it is superbly presented including terrific photos, drawings, maps and diagrams.

Although in a semi chronological format, you can dive in the this book and explore with Drake, Livingston and Magellan at any place and time.
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A good divulgative book. Easy to read, if you got no problems with little typography. A correction: Juan Sebastián Elcano was spaniard (born in actual Basque Country) and not portuguese.
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