Selected by Robin Hanbury-Tenison, described by the Sunday Times as the 'greatest explorer of the last twenty years', this is a comprehensive anthology of the writings of explorers through the ages, now fully revised and updated. The ultimate in travel writing, these are the words of those who changed the world through their pioneering search for new lands, new peoples, and new experiences. Divided into geographical sections, the book takes us to Asia with Vasco da Gama, Francis Younghusband, and Wilfred Thesiger, to the Americas with John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, and Alexander Von Humboldt, to Africa with Dr David Livingstone and Mary Kingsley, to the Pacific with Ferdinand Magellan and James Cook, and to the Poles with Robert Peary and Wally Herbert. Driven by a desire to discover that transcends all other considerations, the vivid writings of these extraordinary people reveal what makes them go beyond the possible and earn the right to be known as
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780199583201
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96371328
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Oxford Book of Exploration
Author
Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Education, Travel Writing
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
594 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
195mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
436g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Oxford Books of Prose & Verse
Editor
Robin Hanbury-Tenison
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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