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ID:
009303
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Great Britain, Angus Books Ltd., 2004.
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32pRed Spine
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Atlas in the Round Series
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A dynamic introduction to the various ages of discovery and the heroic figures who led the way. Discover the great adventurers who challenged the unknown in search of wealth and glory.
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Great general and explorer
Pioneering seafarer
Passage to India
The travels of Marco Polo
A buccaneer's life
On top of the world
The New World
Crossing the new continent
Northern Territory
Hernan Cortes, conqueror of Mexico
Uncharted waters
Conqueror of the Incas
Descending the Amazon
High peaks of the Andes
Ibn Batuta
The source of the Nile
Africa, from coast to coast
A woman in West Africa
Continent in the south
The red country
The pioneering Dutch
Going west
Arctic waters
The race to the North Pole
Shackleton and the SOuth Pole
Centre of the southern ice
First man in space
Man on the Moon
Index
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1904594328 Hb.
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| 009702 | 910.9/WAT | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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026096
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London, Big Picture Press, 2018.
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94pBlue Spine
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Hand-selected by Alastair Humphreys, read about the incredible journeys undertaken by twenty of the most heroic and impressive explorers who ever lived.
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Alastair Humphreys
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Amelia Earhart
Beryl Markham
Laurie Lee
Rick Hansen
Dervla Murphy
Ranulph Fiennes
Jacques Piccard
Michael Collins
Robyn Davidson
Felice Benuzzi
Sarah Outen
Ibn Battuta
Lakpa Rita Sherpa
Nellie Bly
Wilfred Thesiger
Audrey Sutherland
Benedict Allen
Sacagawea
Thor Heyerdahl
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9781783708413 Hb.
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| 023704 | 910/HUM | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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008084
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Great Britain, Thames & Hudson, 2006.
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304pBlack Spine
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A book of fascinating stories of explorers from ancient and modern times, including space exploration who set out to make remarkable journeys.
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Ancient World -
Out of Africa
Into a new world
Early Pacific voyagers
Egyptian explorers
Herodotus
Xenophon
St Paul
The emperor Hadrian
Medieval world -
Early Chinese travellers on the Silk Road
Early voyagers to America
Christian pilgrimages
Muslim pilgrimages
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
Ibn Battuta
Zheng He, the Grand Eunuch
The Renaissance -
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ludovico di Varthema
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco de Orellana
Early explorers of North America
Francis Drake
Samuel de Champlain
Early searchers for the northwest passage
17th & 18th Centuries -
Abel Tasman
Maria Sibylla Merian
Ippolito Desideri
Vitus Bering
James Bruce
James Cook
Jean-Francois de Laperouse
Alexander Mackenzie
Mungo Park
19th Century -
Alexander von Humboldt
Lewis & Clark
Jean Louis Burckhdart
Charles Darwin & the Beagle
The Trail of tears
Journeys into the Mexican jungle
Later searches for the Northwest passage
Heinrich Barth & the Central African Mission
Search for the source of the Nile
Crossing Australia
Into the heart of Africa
The Mekong River expedition
Travels in Arabia Deserta
The northeast passage
The Pundits explore Tibet
Exploring Central & East Asia
Modern Times -
Journeys across Asia
To the North Pole
Race to the South Pole
Shackleton & the Endurance
Women travellers in Asia
First to fly the Atlantic Solo
Women pioneers of flight
The Long March
Thor Heyerdahl & the Kon-Tiki
Scaling Everest
Single-handed around the world
To the Moon and back
Voyages to the bottom of the ocean
Round the world by balloon
Mars, Jupiter and beyond
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0500251290 Hb.
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| 008459 | 910.9/HAN | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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ID:
022228
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USA, Film Trust, 1973.
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106 min.
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The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out they are musketeers and is invited to join them in their efforts to oppose Cardinal Richelieu, who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king. D'Artagnan must also juggle affairs with the charming Constance Bonancieux and the passionate Lady De Winter, a secret agent for the cardinal.
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1 DVD.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| N00333 | FEA/THR | Main | On Shelf | Non Book Material | |
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ID:
011535
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Cambridge, Candlewick Press, 2008.
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88pBlue Spine
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The reader is invited to find Waldo in this detailed collection of five awe-inspiring books packed into one.
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9780763639518 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 011705 | FIC/HAN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
004073
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USA, Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007.
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132pDark blue spine
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A life as exciting as fiction is recounted in these hair -raising remarkable experiences that shaped the life of Gary Paulsen, the author and which inspired his award-winning writing.
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1416939993 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 004613 | 796.5092/PAU | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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