Discovery and Exploration

Young people are drawn to the wonders, anxieties, and satisfactions that explorers have felt since the beginning of time. Spanning the period from the ancient world to the future of space exploration in the 21st century, the new Discovery and Exploration set conveys the excitement of these many stories to young adults in an accessible and engaging format. Beginning with a vivid scene-setting first chapter focusing attention on a key event within its particular period or theme, each book's gripping narrative explores the topic while firsthand accounts of characters, climate, and terrain offer a fresh perspective of discovery and exploration. Each volume also includes historical photographs and specially commissioned detailed maps. Box features, a glossary, a further information list (including websites and fiction, and nonfiction titles), and an index of the individual volumes enhance the reference value. Individual volumes include: An examination of some of the earliest accounts of Egyptian and Mesopotamian explorations An account of Dr. David Livingstone's search for the source of the Nile River in the jungles of central Africa in 1871 The exciting story of the ascent to the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norsay A description of the race to the North Pole and all that it entailed, including various explorers' theories on how to achieve this goal The epic saga of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery and their journey across America The dramatic story of the explosion that damaged Apollo 13, including the three-day struggle of the men inside, and those in mission command on the ground, culminating in their safe return to Earth and more.Bowman, John S. is the author of 'Discovery and Exploration', published 2004 under ISBN 9780816059386 and ISBN 0816059381.