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The Discovery and Conquest of Terra Florida, by Don Ferdinando de Soto and Six Hundred Spaniards His Followers: Written by a Gentleman of Elvas, Emplo
ISBN: 9781108008068 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Volume 9 of the publications of the Hakluyt Society (1851) contains an account of Ferdinand de Soto's exploration of Florida.
Volume 9 of the publications of the Hakluyt Society (1851) contains an account of Ferdinand de Soto's exploration of Florida.
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Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Cave on Earth
ISBN: 9780812979497 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. American Bill Stone took on the vast, deadly Cheve Cave in southern Mexico. Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk targeted Krubera, a freezing nightmare of a supercave in the war-torn former Soviet republic of Georgia. Both men spent months almost two vertical miles deep, contending with thousand-foot drops, raging whitewater rivers, monstrous waterfalls, mile-long belly crawls, and the psychological horrors produced by weeks in absolute darkness, beyond all hope of rescue. Based on his unprecedented access to logs and...
In 2004, two great scientist-explorers attempted to find the bottom of the world. American Bill Stone took on the vast, deadly Cheve Cave in southern ...
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78,72 |
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Misfortunes and Shipwrecks in the Seas of the Indies, Islands, and Mainland of the Ocean Sea (1513?1548): Book Fifty of the General and Natural Histor
ISBN: 9780813035406 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Brings alive the culturally rich prose of Spain s first royal eyewitness historian, Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo. Misfortunes and Shipwrecks offers English-speaking readers a fascinating glimpse into the complex, often disastrous, Spanish Imperial expansion into the Americas."--Kathleen Ann Myers, Indiana University "A hidden value of the text is in finding slavery, servitude, and mixed company around the edges of an otherwise masculine European story."--Kris Lane, College of William & Mary "A masterful translation of one of the most entertaining and vibrant chapters of... "Brings alive the culturally rich prose of Spain s first royal eyewitness historian, Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo. Misfortunes and Shipwrecks... |
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273,16 |
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Running Mad for Kentucky: Frontier Travel Accounts
ISBN: 9780813133799 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The crossing of America's first great divide -- the Appalachian Mountains -- has been a source of much fascination but has received little attention from modern historians. In the eighteenth century, the Wilderness Road and Ohio River routes into Kentucky presented daunting natural barriers and the threat of Indian attack. Running Mad for Kentucky brings this adventure to life. Primarily a collection of travel diaries, it includes day-to-day accounts that illustrate the dangers thousands of Americans, adult and child, black and white, endured to establish roots in the wilderness.... The crossing of America's first great divide -- the Appalachian Mountains -- has been a source of much fascination but has received little attentio... |
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131,70 |
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Sailing Alone Around the World: a Personal Account of the First Solo Circumnavigation of the Globe by Sail
ISBN: 9780857064233 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first lone circumnavigation of the globe under sail
This book is widely regarded a classic of sailing literature because it is an account written by the sailor who made the first solo navigation of the globe under sail. A biography of Joshua Slocum would make riveting reading in its own right, for inherent in him were all the attributes of the ideal seaman of the latter half of the nineteenth century. An unquenchable spirit of adventure propelled him through many voyages and hairsbreadth escapes from the forces of nature and pirates. In 1895 he set sail from America in 'Spray, ' a 36'... The first lone circumnavigation of the globe under sail
This book is widely regarded a classic of sailing literature because it is an account writ... |
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127,71 |
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Sailing Alone Around the World: a Personal Account of the First Solo Circumnavigation of the Globe by Sail
ISBN: 9780857064240 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first lone circumnavigation of the globe under sail
This book is widely regarded a classic of sailing literature because it is an account written by the sailor who made the first solo navigation of the globe under sail. A biography of Joshua Slocum would make riveting reading in its own right, for inherent in him were all the attributes of the ideal seaman of the latter half of the nineteenth century. An unquenchable spirit of adventure propelled him through many voyages and hairsbreadth escapes from the forces of nature and pirates. In 1895 he set sail from America in 'Spray, ' a 36'... The first lone circumnavigation of the globe under sail
This book is widely regarded a classic of sailing literature because it is an account writ... |
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70,91 |
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Morning of Fire: America's Epic First Journey Into the Pacific
ISBN: 9780061700194 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Morning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for land and trade in the Pacific. Set against the backdrop of one of the most exciting and uncertain times in world history, John Kendrick's odyssey aboard his sailing ship Lady Washington carries him from the shores of New England across the unexplored waters of the Pacific Northwest to the contentious ports of China and the war-ravaged islands of Hawaii, all while avoiding intrigues and traps from the British and the Spanish. Morning...
Morning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for la...
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93,67 |
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Sometimes Eagle's Wings: the Saga of Aéropostale
ISBN: 9781439268018 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Few in the English-speaking world realize that Aeropostale, the French airline often associated with pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Little Prince, was the world's first intercontinental carrier and a company that catapulted France into the role of the world's aviation leader. Founded in 1918 as a mail and passenger carrier between the south of France and Morocco it soon expanded mail service to Argentina. When rival carriers were traveling routes separated by mere hundreds of miles, it became an airline that remained a symbol of adventure and daring until its liquidation in...
Few in the English-speaking world realize that Aeropostale, the French airline often associated with pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author of The Lit...
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62,94 |
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Gift From The Gods: All About Chocolate!
ISBN: 9781456349936 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We have put together a book in which you will learn the history of Chocolate, how to make your own chocolate (if you happen to be in one of the areas where the cacao bean grows) and the health benefits of chocolate. Yes, you read correctly... health Benefits Find out more...
We have put together a book in which you will learn the history of Chocolate, how to make your own chocolate (if you happen to be in one of the areas ...
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62,78 |
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Snake Eyes
ISBN: 9780981326153 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stargate Reconnaissance, featuring remote viewer known as 1st 5th, extensively trained and accessed by Military; loaded with spectacular full color Psychic paintings and their corresponding matches. Contains troops, Canadian, American, & coalition as well as action movie Star talent, such as Owen Wilson & Jackie Chan in Shanghai Knights; Knight & Day starring Tom Cruise; Escape from LA starring Kurt Russell. www.StargateRecon.com
Stargate Reconnaissance, featuring remote viewer known as 1st 5th, extensively trained and accessed by Military; loaded with spectacular full color Ps...
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78,52 |
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The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek
ISBN: 9780142002544 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Around 330 b.c., a remarkable adventurer named Pytheas set out from the Greek colony of Massalia (now Marseille) on the Mediterranean Sea to explore the fabled, terrifying lands of northern Europe. Renowned archaeologist Barry Cunliffe here re-creates Pytheas's unprecedented journey, which occurred almost 300 years before Julius Caesar landed in Britain. Beginning with an invaluable pocket history of early Mediterranean civilization, Cunliffe illuminates what Pytheas would have seen and experienced--the route he likely took to reach Brittany, then Britain, Iceland, and Denmark; and evidence...
Around 330 b.c., a remarkable adventurer named Pytheas set out from the Greek colony of Massalia (now Marseille) on the Mediterranean Sea to explore t...
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89,96 |
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Voyage to Jamestown : Practical Navigation in the Age of Discovery
ISBN: 9781591143765 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Voyage to Jamestown explores how sea navigation was accomplished during the era of discoveries. Readers discover navigational methods and tools within the setting of their use during a sea voyage of the period. This voyage, however, features a fictional crew and ship, carefully reconstructed from actual accounts and people. This approach aims to teach an adult audience about marine navigation within the cultural experience of people who actually travelled the oceans centuries ago. The strength of this approach lies in its reliance on primary sources: all events, circumstances,...
Voyage to Jamestown explores how sea navigation was accomplished during the era of discoveries. Readers discover navigational methods and tools...
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161,74 |
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Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
ISBN: 9781108031233 / Angielski / Miękka / 758 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Hanning Speke (1827 1864) was a British army officer and explorer, remembered for his expeditions in search of the source of the Nile and his disputes with Richard Burton on that subject. On an expedition begun in 1856 Burton and Speke reached Lake Tanganyika together, but Speke travelled on alone to Lake Victoria. He controversially gave lectures about the lakes in London in 1859, without awaiting Burton's return. Speke returned to Africa later that year, leading an expedition organised by the Royal Geographical Society, to explore Lake Victoria and investigate whether it really was the...
John Hanning Speke (1827 1864) was a British army officer and explorer, remembered for his expeditions in search of the source of the Nile and his dis...
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428,76 |
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The River Sea: The Amazon in History, Myth, and Legend
ISBN: 9781582437682 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since its discovery by Europeans in 1500, explorers, visionaries, soldiers of fortune, men of God, scientists, and slavers have been drawn to the legendary Amazon. The River Sea is a sweeping chronicle of those brave souls, ranging form the Spanish seafarer Vicente Pinzon, who discovered the river, to contemporary heroes and heroines, like Sister Dorothy Stang and Chico Mendes, whose efforts to save the rain forest cost them their lives. Among others in this vast cast of characters who people the drama of the Amazon is Francisco de Orellana, the first European to traverse the river...
Since its discovery by Europeans in 1500, explorers, visionaries, soldiers of fortune, men of God, scientists, and slavers have been drawn to the lege...
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63,54 |
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Mining Principles of the Past: From Past to Present
ISBN: 9781490465289 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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78,52 |
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Atlantis Was America: Tampa Was The Royal City
ISBN: 9781419685064 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Atlantis Was America: Tampa Was the Royal City, author Dennis Brooks examines the ancient writings of Plato for clues to the true location of the lost continent of Atlantis, illuminating fascinating details that show the way. Based on Plato's geographic descriptions, as well as contemporary discoveries such as the underwater "Bimini Road" in the Caribbean, Brooks presents the arresting theory that the legendary Atlantis was actually the landmass known today as the Americas, with the modern city of Tampa, Florida at its heart.
In Atlantis Was America: Tampa Was the Royal City, author Dennis Brooks examines the ancient writings of Plato for clues to the true location of the l...
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51,12 |
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The Anatomy of a Shipwreck: Before, During and After Disasters on the Great Lakes
ISBN: 9781448613106 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the nineteenth century, most boats traveling the Great Lakes were shipwrecked at some point. Caught on sandbars in harbor entrances, driven ashore by gales, colliding with other boats on the crowded waters-the hazards were many. This booklet asks the questions, Why were there so many shipwrecks during these years? How did some people survive the wrecks, while others perished? Who helped? And what happened afterward?
During the nineteenth century, most boats traveling the Great Lakes were shipwrecked at some point. Caught on sandbars in harbor entrances, driven ash...
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The True History of the Conquest of New Spain. by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, One of Its Conquerors: From the Exact Copy Made of the Original Manuscript
ISBN: 9781409413905 / Angielski / Twarda / 522 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Books I-IV (1517-19), translated into English and edited, with introduction and notes, by Alfred Percival Maudslay, M.A., Hon. Professor of Archaeology, National Museum, Mexico, concerning the discovery of Mexico and the expeditions of Francisco HernA ndez de Cordova and Hernan Cortes, the march inland, and the war in Tlaxcala. The edition includes a bibliography of Mexico, pp. 311-68. Continued in Second Series 24, 25, 30, and 40. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1908.
Books I-IV (1517-19), translated into English and edited, with introduction and notes, by Alfred Percival Maudslay, M.A., Hon. Professor of Archaeolog...
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693,16 |
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The Original Writings and Correspondence of the Two Richard Hakluyts: Volume I
ISBN: 9781409414438 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Edited with introduction and notes. The main pagination of this and the following volume (Second Series 77) is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1935.
Edited with introduction and notes. The main pagination of this and the following volume (Second Series 77) is continuous. This is a new print-on-dem...
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693,16 |
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The Original Writings and Correspondence of the Two Richard Hakluyts: Volume II
ISBN: 9781409414445 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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693,16 |
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