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| Genre/Form: | Biography Dictionaries |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: World explorers and discoverers. New York : Da Capo Press, 1998 (OCoLC)681749922 |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard E Bohlander; et al |
| ISBN: | 0306808242 9780306808241 |
| OCLC Number: | 37731676 |
| Notes: | Originally published: New York : Macmillan, c1992. |
| Description: | xi, 532 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface; Biographical Profiles; Glossary of Terms; List of Explorers by Nationality; List of Explorers by Area of Exploration; Bibliography. |
| Responsibility: | editor, Richard E. Bohlander ; consultants, John L. Allen ... [et al.]. |
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Abstract:
From pre-Christianity to the 20th century, this reference work provides portraits of over 275 of the world's explorers, geographers, chroniclers and inventors. Each profile details the subject's life, personality, adventures, achievements, and the controversies, if any, surrounding the discovery.
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