Full of facts and adventure, this book provides detailed information on the most influential explorers of the 15th-century--Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Bartholomeau Dias, Henry Hudson, Stanley Livingston, and Sir Francis Drake. Includes the history, sociology and the superstitions of the time along with drawings, maps, routes and diagrams of ships and navigational equipment. Illustrated throughout.

Explorers Who Got Lost

Diane Sansevere-Dreher

Children's Books

Demco Media

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries just about every explorer who sailed beyond the horizon to find new land thought he knew where he was going. But in fact, most got terribly lost and stumbled on places no one had ever heard of.
Explorers Who Got Lost is the telling of these Age of Discovery heroes. Their discoveries may have been unintentional, but when they found irrevocably changed the map of the world!
Fast paced, exciting, full of facts and adventure, Explorers Who Got Lost provides detailed information on the most influential explorers of the fifteenth century. The history, sociology and even the superstitions of the time along with dozens of drawings, maps, routes and diagrams of ships and navigational equipment are all included. You'll discover the new world as these famous explorers discovered it. You'll follow their routes, you'll experience their hardships, You'll learn all about these amazing heroes whose discoveries altered the face of the globe and changed the course of human history.

Biographies

Tor Books/ Tom Doherty Associates

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Explorers Who Got Lost

Explorers Who Got Lost