(Izdošanas datums: 27-Jun-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780752474946)
The life of Captain Robert Falcon Scott - Scott of the Antarctic - and the courage that he exemplified have marked him out as a hero to generations, despite his failure to be the first to reach the South Pole. Born in 1868, Scott joined the Royal N...Lasīt vairāk
It began with an advertisement in The Times: Leaving England June, to explore rivers Central Brazil, if possible ascertain fate Colonel Fawcett; abundance game, big and small; exceptional fishing; room two more guns. Colonel Fawcett and his son Jac...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Dec-2022, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000811117)
This volume sheds new light on one of the most remarkable polymaths of the English Renaissance. It offers original perspectives not only on Harriots personal achievements in mathematics and natural philosophy but also on the wider realms of explorat...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Dec-2022, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000811148)
This volume sheds new light on one of the most remarkable polymaths of the English Renaissance. It offers original perspectives not only on Harriots personal achievements in mathematics and natural philosophy but also on the wider realms of explorat...Lasīt vairāk
Life is too short to waste time on second-class ambitions. Go for the big ones. Now in his late seventies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks back on a lifetime of exploration, and draws powerful, inspiring lessons that we can all use when faced by the t...Lasīt vairāk
Leo Houlding started climbing at ten years of age in the Lake District and was the youngest person (and first Briton) to free climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in the United States at eighteen years, which cemented his reputation. He has sin...Lasīt vairāk
An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry ... A welcome contribution to polar studies. Sara Wheeler, Spectator( MacInness) handles the whole thing with masterly skill...takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief The TimesT...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 05-Apr-2022, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: University of Arizona Press, ISBN-13: 9780816547739)
Sand, Wind, and War records the work, travels and adventures of one of the last of the great British explorers, a man who served in both world wars and carved out a special niche in science through his studies of desert sands. Ralph Alger Bagnold was...Lasīt vairāk
What does it mean to be an explorer in the twenty-first century This is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communitie...Lasīt vairāk
Grylls takes you behind the scenes on his most thrilling adventures. Riveting. - Daily MailA rocket-fuelled adventure. - Tim PeakeHis passion for adventure is truly infectious. - Gareth Southgate------------------------------------Bear Grylls h...Lasīt vairāk
Discover the exhilarating true story of Ernest Shackletons legendary Antarctic expeditionTold through the words of the worlds greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes - one of the only men to understand his experience first-hand . . .For anyo...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Mar-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780750997058)
Herbert Ponting (1870-1935) was young bank clerk when he bought an early Kodak compact camera. By the early 1900s, he was living in California, working as a professional photographer, known for stereoview and enlarged images of America, Japan and the...Lasīt vairāk
FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely.New York Times Book Review,Editors ChoiceIn this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake,whose mastery of the seas du...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Sep-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Quarto Publishing PLC, ISBN-13: 9780711245723)
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Ernest Shackleton, the fearless Antarctic adventurer.When Ernest Shackleton was young, he longed for a life of adventure....Lasīt vairāk
On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cooks successful navigation to the coast of Australia, this is Alistair MacLeans absorbing story of one of Britains great national heroes, from his obscure beginnings to his sudden and violent death at the age o...Lasīt vairāk
The definitive biography of the British naval officer who found the Antarctic shoreline in the early nineteeth century. Captain Cook claimed the honor of being the first man to sail into the Antarctic Ocean in 1773, which he circumnavigated the foll...Lasīt vairāk
The definitive biography of the British naval officer who found the Antarctic shoreline in the early nineteeth century. Captain Cook claimed the honor of being the first man to sail into the Antarctic Ocean in 1773, which he circumnavigated th...Lasīt vairāk
As Robyn Arianrhod shows in this new biography, the most complete to date, Thomas Harriot was a pioneer in both the figurative and literal sense. Navigational adviser and loyal friend to Sir Walter Ralegh, Harriot--whose life was almost exactly conte...Lasīt vairāk
As Robyn Arianrhod shows in this new biography, the most complete to date, Thomas Harriot was a pioneer in both the figurative and literal sense. Navigational adviser and loyal friend to Sir Walter Ralegh, Harriot--whose life was almost exactly conte...Lasīt vairāk
Sir Walter Raleighs biographers have given little attention to his tragic relationship with his son Wat (Walter). They began in proud identification, each seeing himself in the other. But after the fathers political downfall and imprisonment for...Lasīt vairāk
