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Relive the experiences of the great adventurers in this book. The detailed pictorial maps tell many tales of amazing bravery, endurance and fortune - both good and bad. Find out what it was like to voyage with the Vikings, thrash through the jungle or cross the Pacific Ocean.Contents
Contents : the vikings discover America -- raiders and traders -- Marco Polo travels to China -- the chinese empire -- the travels of Ibn battuta -- the islamic world -- columbus sails across the Atlantic -- conquering the americas -- Vasco Da Gama sails to India -- the age of exploration -- Magellan sails around the world -- Pizarros conquers the Inca Empire -- descendants of the sun -- La Salle travels down the Mississippi River -- across North America -- Captain Cook sails the south seas -- the voyages of Cook -- across Africa with Livingstone and Stanley -- into the dark continent -- following the oregon trails -- going west -- Burke and Wills cross Australia -- exploring Australia -- Shackletons’s amazing escape -- the quest for the poles -- the Kon-Tiki expedition -- travellers of the ancient world -- index.
