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006629
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Presents an account of Cook’s life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.
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Discovery and empire
Shop boy to sailor
Learning the ropes
Rising through the ranks
Making charts in Canada
Captain of the Endeavour
First voyage : secret orders
Tahiti
The 'great southern continent'
Australia
Second voyage : preparations
South to Antarctica
Furthest south
Tahiti and home
Third voyage : the North-west Passage
Christmas on Kerguelen Island
On to Hawaii
Death
The legacy of Captain Cook
Map showing the route to Cook's voyages
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0431104891 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 007101 | 921/COO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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004786
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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50pOrange Spine
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Examines the life and work of John Cabot and his experiences and achievements that have had a lasting impact in the field of exploration.
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Who was John Cabot?
John Cabot's world
Early life
Learning his trade
Training as a mariner
Cabot moves to Spain
Cabot and exploration
Cabot and Henry VII
Cabot in the West country
Cabot makes his mark
A great commission
Cabot prepares for his voyages
Setting sail
Discovering North America
Cabot's route of discovery
Cabot at court
No return - the death of John Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
John Cabot's legacy
Map of Cabot's route
Timeline
Places to visit and furthur reading
Glossary
Index
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0431104662 Hb.
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| 005347 | 921/CAB | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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019418
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Chicago, Raintree Publishers, 2008.
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48pBlue Spine
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Raintree Atomic - Great naturalists
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Read about a naturalist who traveled around the world on a quest to discover and name new species of plants.
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9781410932242 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 018357 | 921/BAN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006631
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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A biographical introduction to the life of an English women explorer who became the first European to visit parts of Gabon in West Africa.
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An adventurer in Africa
A lonely childhood
Teaching herself
The dutiful daughter
A taste of Africa
A new life
Sailing away
Journey inland
Return to the coast
The second expedition
To the mouth of the Ogowe
Among the Fang
The Throne of Thunder
Return to England
A political figure
To Africa again
A nurse once more
Death in South Africa
The legacy of Mary Kingsley
Map of Mary Kingsley's journeys
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0431104964 Pb.
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| 007099 | 921/KIN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006630
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Describes the life and explorations of the seaman Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the world.
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The man and the myth
A Devonshire farm boy
Learning from an uncle
A seafaring nation
Brave new world
Life on board a ship
Robbing Spanish galleons
Drake's early voyages
'The Troublesome Voyage'
The Spanish Main
Wealth and marriage
New enterprises
Sailing around the world
A national hero
War on the horizon
The Spanish Armada
Failure in Lisbon
The final voyage
The leagcy of a pirate
Map of Drake's voyages
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0431104727 Pb.
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| 007100 | 921/DRA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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006628
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Groundbreakers
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Presents an account of Raleigh’s life and explorations, and examines their impact on history and the world.
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The paragon of his age
A Devon boyhood
War, education and a voyage
Slaughter and court manners
The Queen's new favourite
Virginia settled
Virginia abandoned
Setbacks at court
The Spanish Armada
Secret Love
The Tower
The myth of El Dorado...
...And the reality
Battles at home and abroad
A new king, and arrest
Return to the Orinoco
Defeat
Trial and execution
Raleigh's legacy
Map of Raleigh's expeditions
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0431104883 Hb.
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| 007102 | 921/RAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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