Bibliograph

The Usborne book of true adventures, [Paul Dowswell & Gill Harvey]

Type

Label

The Usborne book of true adventures, [Paul Dowswell & Gill Harvey]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-428)

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Usborne book of true adventures

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57682110

Responsibility statement

[Paul Dowswell & Gill Harvey]

Summary

A collection of true accounts of explorers and adventurers in some of the Earth's most challenging environments

Table Of Contents

Top and bottom of the world -- Polaris mystery -- Interlude - from 1873 to 1908 -- "Won at last by the stars and stripes" -- Infamous Dr. Cook -- Amundsen's hollow victory -- Noble art of dying like a gentleman -- "What the ice gets, the ice keeps" -- Flying and floating to the pole -- Interlude - from 1928 to 1992 -- Hard times at the bottom of the world -- Been there, done that

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

True adventure stories, daring exploits of the world's greatest adventurers

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