Books in Beyond the Horizons series

Recounts the journey of Marco Polo, describes what he would have seen in China, and places the age of Kublai Khan, and its interest in the outside world, in the context of Chinese history

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Describes the explorations of Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco da Gama in the sixteenth century which led to the establishment of Spanish and Portuguese empires around the world.

Describes the life of the Vikings, both at home and abroad, their boat-building and navigational skills, and their connection to England, Vinland, and Russia.

Recounts Robert Peary's journey to the North Pole and Roald Amundsen's journey to the South Pole, and looks at the historical background of polar exploration

Describes Darwin's life and times, recounts the voyage of the Beagle, and explains how Darwin used what he learned on his journey in the theory of evolution

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Discusses the reasons for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and describes the journey, its results, and the changes that outside contact had on Native Americans

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Recounts the highlights and historical background of the American and Soviet space programs

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Describes the lives of the explorer, David Livingstone, and the journalist, Henry M. Stanley, who searched for and found him