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The allure of far-off lands, the promise of untapped resources, and a hunger for building global empires prompted Renaissance explorers to journey into the unknown. Battling harsh seafaring conditions, disease, and any number of unknown threats to their health and safety, the individuals profiled in this volume shaped the world map, setting the stage for future voyagers along the way.
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The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.
Contents:
Marco Polo who taught the world about China
Ibn Battuta who travelled to 44 countries
Christopher Columbus who discovered new worlds
James Cook, first to sail around the world in both directions
David Livingstone who explored Africa
Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space
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Word count: 14,679
Headword count: 1,163
This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers...
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Crossing geographic and cultural boundaries at a time when much of the world remained uncharted was a challenge faced by ancient explorers. Long before the Golden Age of Exploration, an assortment of travellers ventured into the unknown, uncovering untapped riches of land and resources in the process. Readers will become familiar with the lives and journeys of these early explorers, whose number included dauntless leaders-Alexander the Great, Julius...
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Although the once-fuzzy outlines of the global map had largely been defined by the 19th century, much had yet to be learned. As some explorers continued to search either for resources or for unknown regions, others increasingly embraced a new kind of discovery-that of scientific knowledge. Readers will journey alongside a host of notable explorers, accompanying Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition-during which they both charted much of the United...
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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...
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As the Age of Exploration came to a close, the world seemed to be a significantly smaller place than it once was, with more major landmasses identified on the global map. Yet questions and unknowns remained and details had yet to be filled in. Armed with greater knowledge and better equipment than their predecessors, explorers in the late Renaissance and Enlightenment eras took up the reins, with some discovering new routes and lands still while others...
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Im trying to follow the channel toward Bishop Creek. We are on the way. Just keep coming. It was Pinky, another of the Columbia River fishermen. In the background, you could hear his diesel engine roar to life. Im trying still. Im still going, but the water is halfway up on the wheel house window, Eddy answered. To myself I thought, he doesnt sound hysterical, but how could the boat run under such circumstances?
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If it weren't for fearless world explorers, the world wouldn't be like it is today. There wouldn't be mixing of cultures, great scientific discoveries and even global trade. Explorers like Magellan, Lewis and Clark, Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus deserve the love, respect and admiration of today's population. You will learn about and appreciate their adventures in this book. Enjoy!
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Glacier National Park was established on May 11, 1910, to preserve and protect the region's natural and cultural resources for future generations. Along with its sister park, Waterton Lakes National Park, in Alberta, Canada, Glacier National Park is recognized as a World Heritage Site (1995) and a Biosphere Reserve (1976). It was established as the world's first International Peace Park in 1932. Stars over Montana is a reissue of the classic history...
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A multi-author collaboration that shares inspiring stories about women who have chosen to lead from their heart and change the world.
What does it mean to be a Heart-centred Leader?
This book is a collection of stories for women, by women focused on inspiring purpose, vision and every courage.
Featuring real-life, relatable role-models from all walks of life, these women are leaders in entrepreneurialism, education, conscious living, innovation...
11) Dr David Livingstone in Africa: A Historical Article on the Life and Expeditions of Dr Livingstone
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This vintage book contains a fascinating a historical article on the life and expeditions of the famous explorer of Africa - David Livingstone. With a wealth of fascinating biographical information and accurate accounts of some of his most memorable excursions, this volume constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in David Livingstone. Livingstone (1813 - 1873), was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary...
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Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (1821—1890) was a British writer, poet, linguist, explorer, translator, geographer, ethnologist, orientalist, Freemason, diplomat, and cartographer best remembered for extensively travelling in and exploring Africa, Asia, and the Americas. An extraordinary polyglot, he spoke 29 languages and gained extensive knowledge of many different cultures and their practices. His most famous works include English translations...
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Real-life memoirs taken from the diaries of seven great explorers - dating from 60 to 180 years ago.
Of these seven adventure stories, five take place in the 1800's and two take place in 1953. 215 minutes of listening pleasure. These stories are narrated directly from the respective explorers' diaries, with no editing. The language used is the English usage of that decades-ago time period, with no substitution of modern words or phrases. The seven...
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Scale the world's highest peaks, plunge to the depths of the ocean, wade through the dense jungles of the Amazon, and cross every terrain in between in Incredible Survival Stories. Featuring more than a dozen firsthand accounts from celebrated explorers and adventurers, this collection includes some of the most perilous accounts of man versus nature ever to be penned. Prepare to be amazed, as within these pages you'll:
•Join Theodore Roosevelt's...
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The Age of Exploration, which spanned roughly from 1400 to 1550, was the first time in history that European powers-eyeing new trade routes to the East or seeking to establish empires-began actively looking far past their own borders to gain a better understanding of the world and its many resources. The individuals who set out on behalf of the countries they represented came from a variety of backgrounds, and included master navigators such as Christopher...
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Ladies' man. Child soldier. War hero. Egotist. Tramp. Drunkard. Published author. Each of these descriptions captures some part of William 'Roving Bill' Aspinwall's life, and yet none does him justice. Born one of 23 siblings, married 5 times, wounded fighting for the Union in one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, kicked out of numerous jobs and solders' homes for drunkenness, and having spent decades wandering as penniless vagabond,...
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