Epic adventures : stories of endeavour
2012
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Main title:
Epic adventures : stories of endeavour / [Scott Forbes, based on original writing by John Cleare ... [et al.]
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Imprint:
McMahons Point, NSW : WeldonOwen, c2012.
Collation:
256 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Magellan : the world first circled -- Cook : search for the Great Southern Land -- Lewis & Clark : Opening up the American West -- Burke & Wills : across Australia -- Livingstone & Stanley : into the heart of Africa -- Amundsen & Scott : race to the South Pole -- Shackleton : escape from the ice -- Lindbergh : first to fly the Atlantic -- Johnson : flying solo to Australia -- The Eiger : scaling the wall of death -- Everest : reaching the roof of the world -- K2 : taming the savage mountain -- Chichester : sailing the world alone -- Apollo 11 : the first landing on the Moon -- Piccard & Jones : nonstop around the globe.
ISBN:
9781742522814
Dewey class:
910.922
Language:
English
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BRN:
240619
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Junior Non-Fiction Biography | J 910.922 EPI | Onloan - Due: 17 Sep 2024 |