geographers

"... tells the ... story of Hernando Col?n, a singular visionary of the printing press-age who also happened to be Christopher Columbus's illegitimate son"--Jacket flap.

Examines the life and times of the German scientist and naturalist whose nineteenth-century explorations of Mexico and the South American interior furthered scientific understanding of the natural world.

Discusses the different subjects geographers must know and the various jobs they can perform.

Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.