Exploring the Pacific (Hardcover)

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- An examination of some of the earliest accounts of Egyptian and Mesopotamian explorations
- An account of Dr. David Livingstone's search for the source of the Nile River in the jungles of central Africa in 1871
- The exciting story of the ascent to the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
- A description of the race to the North Pole and all that it entailed, including various explorers' theories on how to achieve this goal
- The epic saga of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery and their journey across America
- The dramatic story of the explosion that damaged Apollo 13 and the three-day struggle of the men inside, along with those in mission command on the ground, culminating in their safe return to Earth.
- and more.

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Imprint

Facts on File Inc

Country of origin

United States

Series

Discovery & Exploration

Release date

March 2005

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First published

February 2005

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Dimensions

235 x 195 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

176

ISBN-13

978-0-8160-5258-5

Barcode

9780816052585

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LSN

0-8160-5258-1



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