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Bergreen, Laurence. Chaplin, Joyce E. Menzies, Gavin. Sides, Hampton Young, John RussellBergreen, Laurence.
Summary: "A middle grade adaptation of Bergreen's adult title of the same name, about Magellan's historic voyage around the globe"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 910 BERSides, Hampton
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2024
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Summary: For almost five hundred years, human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth-- by sail, steam, or liquid fuel; by cycling, driving, flying, going into orbit, even by using their own bodily power. Chaplin shows how the desire to take on the planet has tested the courage and capacity of the bold men and women who took up the challenge. Their exploits show us why we think of the Earth as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2013
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 910.4 CHAYoung, John Russell
Contents: Philadelphia to England -- After a run to the continent, Scotland and the North Country -- Paris -- Cities of antiquity and the Western Mediterranean -- Egypt and the Holy Land -- The Eastern Mediterranean and return to Italy -- Holland, Germany, and Scandinavia -- Russia and Austria -- Spain, Portugal, and a jaunt to Ireland -- India -- Burma -- Singapore, the Straits of Malacca, Siam --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.41 YOUMenzies, Gavin.
Contents: Chinese nomenclature -- Introduction -- I. Imperial China. The emperor's grand plan ; A thunderbolt strikes ; The fleet sets sail -- II. The guiding stars. Rounding the cape ; The new world -- III. The voyage of Hong Bao. Voyage to Antarctica and Australia -- IV. The voyage of Zhou Man. Australia ; The Barrier Reef and the Spice Islands ; The first colony in the Americas ; Colonies in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2008