Books in True Tales: Exploration And Discovery series

Discusses the voyages, navigation routes, and watercraft of explorers in the ancient world, from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Middle Ages.

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Looks at the history of explorations in the Himalayas.

Presents information on the exploration of North America between 1800 and 1900, discussing the exploration of the Grand Canyon, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the exploration of western Canada.

Describes the explorations of the North and South Poles, including the expeditions of John Franklin, Roald Amundsen, Robert Peary, and Ernest Shackleton.

Examines who the first explorers were and defines the geographic areas of Earth, showing when and how they were first populated by humans. This book also examines some of the earliest accounts of Egyptian and Mesopotamian explorations, as well as covering the Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, and other ancient peoples.

Presents information, images, and maps relating to exploration during the Middle Ages, including chapters on Chinese exploration, pilgrims and missionaries, Vikings, and Muslim travelers.

Begins with the three expeditions of John Franklin, England's most honored and respected Arctic explorer, and covers exploration and discovery of the Arctic and Antarctic regions through the present.

Looks at the history of exploration and voyages to Australia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

Describes the exploration of the Americas, including the discoveries of Christopher Columbus, Hernâan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, Hernando de Soto, and Francisco Coronado.

Presents information about exploration during the Middle Ages, discussing Chinese exploration, pilgrims and missionaries, Vikings, and Muslim travelers.

Discusses the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522, in which a crew led by Ferdinand Magellan found a westward route through the Americas and became the first to circumnavigate the world.