journeys

An account of the disastrous 1914 expedition to Antarctica and how its members managed to survive.

Describes Marco Polo's travels through Asia, and discusses the people and cultures he encountered.

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and his men made the very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Photographs of the 1990 voyage of the new Nina, original illustrations, historical paintings, and maps present a picture of what it was like to sail with Columbus.

Gives an account of Marco Polo's travels to China during the Middle Ages.

Photographs and text trace Robert Peary's exploration of the Arctic, including his discovery of the North Pole.

Relates the events of Columbus' second voyage, focusing on the arrival of pigs in the New World.

Presents illustrated excerpts from the journal kept by ten-year-old Theodore Roosevelt as his family toured Europe.

Examines the training and accomplishments of Captain James Cook and reconstructs his explorations and journeys to Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia.

Discusses the journey of Marco Polo to the court of the Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan, in the thirteenth century and includes his lesser-known journeys as well.