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Explorers in the 20th and 21st Centuries
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.
The Britannica guide to explorers and explorations that changed the modern world
Details discovery expeditions and explorers from throughout history, including exploration of North America, the polar regions, and Mount Everest, and describes archaeological finds including Machu Picchu, Pompeii, and Easter Island.
Citizen explorer : the life of Zebulon Pike
In Citizen Explorer, historian Jared Orsi provides the first modern biography of this soldier and explorer, who rivaled contemporaries Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Through Pike's life, Orsi examines how American nationalism thinned as it stretched west, from the Jeffersonian idealism on the Atlantic to a practical, materialist sensibility on the frontier. Written from an environmental perspective, rich in cultural and political context, Citizen Explorer is a state-of-the-art biography of a remarkable man.
Adventurers
Takes a look into the lives of fifteen influential adventurers of the twentieth century whose exploits advanced mankind in one way or another.
Leif Ericson et la découverte de l'Amérique
Et si Christophe Colomb n'avait pas été le premier à découvrir l'Amérique? Il figure sans aucun doute au rang des oubliés de l'histoire. Leif Ericson, un Viking, découvre l'Amérique vers l'an mil, soit près de 500 ans avant Christophe Colomb. Son exploit, loué par les sagas nordiques, passera inaperçu durant plus de mille ans, jusqu'à ce que des historiens mettent au jour son incroyable découverte. Ce livre vous permettra d'en savoir plus sur: • La vie du navigateur • Le contexte politique et social de l'époque • Son expédition (carte à l'appui) • Les répercussions de son voyage Le mot de l'éditeur: « Dans ce numéro de la collection « 50MINUTES | Grandes Découvertes », Julie Lorang s'attache à présenter l'incroyable périple de Leif Ericson, et, ce faisant, nous démontre que les plus grandes idées reçues en matière d'histoire peuvent se révéler fausses. Si sa prouesse, passée sous silence pendant près d'un millénaire, n'a été dévoilée qu'il y a peu, Leif Ericson est aujourd'hui reconnu comme étant l'homme à l'origine de la découverte de l'Amérique, mais également comme le père symbolique de la communauté scandinave des États-Unis. » Stéphanie Dagrain À PROPOS DE LA SÉRIE 50MINUTES | Grandes Découvertes La série « Grandes Découvertes » de la collection « 50MINUTES » aborde plus de cinquante explorations territoriales qui ont bouleversé notre connaissance du monde. Chaque livre a été pensé pour les lecteurs curieux qui veulent faire le tour d'un sujet précis en allant à l'essentiel, et ce en moins d'une heure. Nos auteurs mêlent les faits historiques et les analyses aux nouvelles recherches pour rendre accessibles des siècles d'histoire.
Journeys
Throughout history, human beings have been fascinated by travel. From the earliest days of hunting and gathering, to the first journeys across land and sea, to modern advances in space exploration, we have always wanted to know more and do more. This book celebrates the accomplishments that humans have made in the field of travel and poses the question: where next?