explorers

While in her second year at Explorer Academy, Sailor discovers her older sister's sudden disappearance may be linked to an illegal and deadly animal-trafficking ring and must choose to embrace her destiny to find the truth.

"In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he setout, the telegram arrived: 'Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen.' What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task: the first solo crossing of treacherous Antarctica. Then came the Instagram message: 'On Nov. 1, I depart for the ice - Colin O'Brady.' What was to be a journey had become a race . . . this tale of two history-making moments is perfect for budding scientists, survivalists, and thrill seekers"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes how the men of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition survived when their ship was crushed by ice"--OCLC.

Follows the travels of English explorer Mary Kingsley who explored West Africa and challenged European views of African peoples and culture.

Follows the travels of Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta who traveled for twenty-five years throughout the Middle East and Asia, virtually the whole Islamic world, in the Middle Ages.

Relates the true story of Matthew Henson, the first man to reach the North Pole.

"Learn the story of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Le?n and how he shaped the history of both Florida and Puerto Rico during the Age of Exploration"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the feud between explorers Frederick Cook and Robert Peary, both of whom claimed to be the first to reach the North Pole in the early twentieth-century, looks at Peary's attempts to discredit Cook who responded by going into seclusion, and attempts to discover which man's story is true.

"A sixty-year saga of frostbite and fake news that follows the no-holds-barred battle between two legendary explorers to reach the North Pole, and the newspapers which stopped at nothing to get-and sell-the story. In the fall of 1909, a pair of bitter contests captured the world's attention. The American explorers Robert Peary and Frederick Cook both claimed to have discovered the North Pole, sparking a vicious feud that was unprecedented in international scientific and geographic circles. At the same time, the rivalry between two powerful New York City newspapers-the storied Herald and the ascendant Times-fanned the flames of the so-called polar controversy, as each paper financially and reputationally committed itself to an opposing explorer and fought desperately to defend him. The Herald was owned and edited by James Gordon Bennett, Jr., an eccentric playboy whose nose for news was matched only by his appetite for debauchery and champagne. The Times was published by Adolph Ochs, son of Jewish immigrants, who'd improbably rescued the paper from extinction and turned it into an emerging powerhouse. The battle between Cook and Peary would have enormous consequences for both newspapers, and help to determine the future of corporate media. BATTLE OF INK AND ICE presents a frank portrayal of Arctic explorers, brave men who both inspired and divided the public. It also sketches a vivid portrait of the newspapers that funded, promoted, narrated, and often distorted their exploits. It recounts a sixty-year saga of frostbite and fake news, one that culminates with an unjustly overlooked chapter in the origin story of the modern New York Times. By turns tragic and absurd, BATTLE OF INK AND ICE brims with contemporary relevance, touching as it does on themes of class, celebrity, the ever-quickening news cycle, and the benefits and pitfalls of an increasingly interconnected world. Above all, perhaps, its cast of characters testifies-colorfully and compellingly-to the ongoing role of personality and publicity in American cultural life as the Gilded Age gave way to the twentieth century-the American century"--.

Profiles fourteen female explorers and their unique discoveries and journeys.