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Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz Staff Pick Blue Latitudes is an enjoyable and often hilarious journey into the amazing life and adventures of Captain James Cook and his crew. There is no better way to learn nautical history than to bring an Aussie, and a bottle of grog, along.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Mass Market 
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Polar Wives: The Remarkable Women Behind the World's Most Daring Explorers by Kari Herbert Synopsis Polar explorers were the superstars of the “heroic age” of exploration, a period spanning the Victorian and Edwardian eras. In this engaging book, author Kari Herbert explores the unpredictable, often heartbreaking lives of seven remarkable... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen Publisher Comments As the most celebrated European to explore Asia, Marco Polo was the original global traveler and the earliest bridge between East and West. A universal icon of adventure and discovery, he has inspired six centuries of popular fascination and spurious... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Up the Winds and Over the Tetons: Journal Entries and Images from the 1860 Raynolds Expedition by Marlene Deahl Merrill Publisher Comments Historians, travelers, and outdoor enthusiasts will welcome this important addition to the literature of western exploration.... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name by Toby Lester Publisher Comments Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places, and none does so more ineluctably than the subject of this book: the giant, beguiling Waldseemuller world map of 1507. So begins this remarkable story of the map that gave America its name. For... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Great Exploration Hoaxes (Modern Library Exploration) by David Roberts Publisher Comments Did Peary reach the North Pole? Was Admiral Byrd the first to fly over it? Did Frederick Cook actually make the first ascent of Mt. McKinley? Spanning 450 years of history, Great Exploration Hoaxes tells the spellbinding stories of ten men who pursued... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Search for the North West Passage by Ann Savours Publisher Comments The search for the North West Passage to the Far East was the main driving force behind British arctic exploration from the 16th to the mid-19th century. It included the famous and ill-fated John Franklin expedition--the disappearance of which and... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $6.75 Sale - Hardcover
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Explorers: Tales of Endurance and Exploration by Alasdair Macleod Synopsis The urge to explore the unknown has driven human progress. "Explorers" tells the story of man's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of 50 of the most intrepid people ever known.... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $28.00 Used - Hardcover
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