discovery and exploration

"When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Endurance Expedition to Antarctica, what's a teenage history buff to do? Try to avoid becoming stranded, of course! From the crushing of the Endurance to a heroic lifeboat journey, Nick must survive one of the most amazing expeditions of the early 1900s"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of Christopher Columbus's accidental discovery of America, focusing on how he planned for the voyage and what he might have been thinking the night before his journey began.

"Uses primary sources to tell the story of westward expansion in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and 33 adventurers to explore the vast land west of the Mississippi River that he had purchased from France. This play tells the journey of these brave explorers.

"Examines the Lewis and Clark Expedition by discussing the causes leading up to it and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the nation as well as the people and places involved"--.

Profiles the life and accomplishments of pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone.

In 1921, four men and one woman ventured deep into the Arctic in a top-secret expedition to Wrangel Island. Only one would survive---Ada Blackjack, an Alaskian Inuit. She had been hired to sew and cook for the expedition and was happy to get the work as she had to support her young son. But soon the expedition went horribly wrong and all four men eventually went missing or died. Ada was left alone on the island to fend for herself. Two years later she was miraculously rescued and hailed as a heroine for her survival under impossible conditions.

Introduces eight men who made significant discoveries about ancient Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, uses their coins and collections as the basis for a critical appraisal of modern views and sources for interpreting the history of the three countries, and features a collection of papers that discuss specific aspects of the discoveries made by early pioneers. Includes photographs.and illustrations.

Discusses the environment of North American prior to settlement, based on records left by settlers and researchers, covering first efforts at colonization in the context of the natural history of various regions, from Baja California to the Great Plains.