Bibliograph

The explorers, a new history of America in ten expeditions, Amanda Bellows

Type

Label

The explorers, a new history of America in ten expeditions, Amanda Bellows

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The explorers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1428141540

Responsibility statement

Amanda Bellows

Sub title

a new history of America in ten expeditions

Summary

"A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary-and often overlooked-adventurers, from Sacagawea to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Sacagawea the navigator -- James Beckwourth the mountain man -- Laura Ingalls Wilder the homesteader -- John Muir the preservationist -- Florence Merriam Bailey the conservationist -- William Sheppard the missionary -- Harriet Chalmers Adams the geographer -- Matthew Henson the Arctic explorer -- Amelia Earhart the aviator -- Sally Ride the astronaut -- Epilogue: the future of American exploration

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