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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
©1984
Language
English
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A retelling of the familiar story of the expedition of Lewis and Clark, but told as a complex human story -- the story of a diverse human community moving through the lands and lives of other communities, where pilgrims made their way by the kindness of strangers.
Author
Series
Keepers of the ring volume 1
Publisher
Hunt Haven
Pub. Date
c [2013]
Language
English
Description
In 1587, a group of would-be colonists set sail from England and later landed on Roanoke Island, now part of North Carolina's outer banks. Their ship returned to England, and the settlers were never heard from again. This is the story of what could have happened to them ...
Author
Publisher
Steerforth Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Mikkelsen, an experienced Arctic adventurer, set out in 1909 to prove that Robert Perry's outline of the East Greeland coast was erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen, a ship's mechanic with no experience as an explorer, joined the expedition. Months later, the two men found themselves cut off from the world, suffering every imaginable Arctic travail: Mikkelsen's diary was even eaten by a bear. The two retained their sanity-- and their...
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Grandpa and Little Bear share a dream to visit Faraway Valley -- a special, hard-to-find place full of wild and wonderful creatures, a place where the air smells of pine needles, a place they've only seen on a postcard. The determined pair study maps, read books and practice camping to prepare for their adventure, then set sail for the long journey. But when they arrive in the north, they find a bustling port full of shops, where everyone seems to...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache's plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Could anyone somersault across the San Andreas fault? Why was Hawaii named for a sandwich? Children can travel the globe (and some of the sky) discovering the answers to these and other questions about the amazing, fantastic world of geography.
Author
Publisher
Nobrow Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Weaving together the true life historical expeditions of Ada Blackjack and Robert Bartlett with a contemporary fictional story, How to Survive in the North is a unique and visual narrative journey that shows the strength it takes to survive in even the harshest conditions--whether that be struggling for survival in the Arctic in the 1900s or surviving a mid-life crisis in the present day"--
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 1810, John Jacob Astor sent out two advanced parties to settle the wild, unclaimed western coast of North America. More than half of his men died violent deaths. The others survived starvation, madness, and greed to shape the destiny of a continent. At a time when the edge of American settlement barely reached beyond the Appalachian Mountains, two visionaries, President Thomas Jefferson and millionaire John Jacob Astor, foresaw that one day the...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task:...
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