History's Greatest Voyages of Exploration [electronic resource]
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius2015
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Mutiny. Disease. Starvation. Cannibals. From the ancient wayfarers to modern
astronauts, world explorers have blazed trails fraught with danger. Yet, as
History's Greatest Voyages of Exploration vividly demonstrates, exploration
continues to be one of humanity's deepest impulses. Across 24 lectures that
unveil the process by which we came to know the far reaches of our planet,
you'll witness the awe-inspiring and surprisingly interconnected tale of global
exploration. An award-winning history professor from the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, revolutionizes how you view the world as he introduces you
to some of the greatest and most influential explorers ever known-successful as
well as unsuccessful, admirable as well as flawed. You'll be spellbound as you
learn of the treacherous, at times fatal, expeditions into the unknown these
adventurers embarked upon, whether to the frozen Poles, Asia, Europe, the
Americas, Africa, the ocean's depths, or the final frontier of spa...
Main title:
History's Greatest Voyages of Exploration [electronic resource] / Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Author:
Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : The Great Courses, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (329 MB, 12:00:05 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781682764558
Language:
English
BRN:
439166
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