{"product_id":"9781554079223","title":"Explorers","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for the hardcover edition:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The 53 stories here, De Porti writes, have been selected for their historical and scientific importance and also for their 'sheer fascination.' . . . Readers will be fascinated by these journeys.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  -- Booklist \u003ci\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Imaginatively designed book . . . richly illustrated with historic photographs, maps and pages that fold out into poster-sized formats.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  -- USA Today  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  One of the most exciting periods of exploration coincided with the invention of photography. As a result, the most important expeditions over the last 160 years were captured and preserved by incredibly dramatic images. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExplorers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e gathers together hundreds of these rare archival photographs plus maps, prints and drawings reproduced on stunning gatefolds.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Text includes a short biography of each explorer, the extraordinary stories of their expeditions and passages from their personal journals. In all, 53 stories are featured. Many are familiar and others less known but deserving of wider recognition. Several women also receive just due for their unequaled bravery and fortitude.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Some of the explorers featured are:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDavid Livingstone and the \"missionary road\" \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHenry Stanley, looking for Livingstone\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIsabella Bird Bishop in China\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eErnest Shackleton in Antarctica\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eTimothy O'Sullivan recording the Wild West\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eRoald Amundsen, the Northwest Passage and the South Pole\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGertrude Bell in Iraq\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eMaria Reiche in Peru\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThor Heyerdahl and the Kon-Tiki raft across the Pacific\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFreya Stark, a solitary female explorer of the Middle East\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eNikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky, mapmaker to the czar\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eEdmund Hillary atop Mount Everest\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eChallenger exploring deep space\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAlexandra David-Néel in the heart of Tibet. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Those interested in history and exploration will find Explorers an engaging addition to their library.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrea Porti","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2011-11-10","offer_id":46011338621183,"sku":"9781554079223","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d0f65237-df98-4ed2-bfe2-2469ddf4963c.jpg?v=1723050670","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781554079223","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}