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| Author | : Ronald H. Fritze |
| Publisher | : History Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
A fascinating narrative history of the great voyages of discovery, and is the only book of its kind to span the crucial period 1400-1600 in one readable book.
| Author | : Hanno (Carthaginiensis) |
| Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2023-07-18 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781021527417 |
Step back in time and experience the glory and adventure of ancient seafaring with this gripping historical account of Hanno's famous voyage. Featuring detailed descriptions of exotic lands, strange creatures, and epic battles on the high seas, this book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in ancient history or maritime adventure. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : Jules Verne |
| Publisher | : New York, Scribner |
| Total Pages | : 662 |
| Release | : 1887 |
| Genre | : Discoveries in geography |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Andrés Reséndez |
| Publisher | : Mariner Books |
| Total Pages | : 309 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1328515974 |
The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery--and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal's monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific--and then, critically, to attempt the never-before-accomplished return, the vuelta. Four ships set out from Navidad, each one carrying a dream team of navigators. The smallest ship, guided by seaman Lope Martín, a mulatto who had risen through the ranks to become one of the most qualified pilots of the era, soon pulled far ahead and became mysteriously lost from the fleet. It was the beginning of a voyage of epic scope, featuring mutiny, murderous encounters with Pacific islanders, astonishing physical hardships--and at last a triumphant return to the New World. But the pilot of the fleet's flagship, the Augustine friar mariner Andrés de Urdaneta, later caught up with Martín to achieve the vuelta as well. It was he who now basked in glory, while Lope Martín was secretly sentenced to be hanged by the Spanish crown as repayment for his services. Acclaimed historian Andrés Reséndez, through brilliant scholarship and riveting storytelling--including an astonishing outcome for the resilient Lope Martín--sets the record straight.
| Author | : Robin Hanbury-Tenison |
| Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
| Total Pages | : 490 |
| Release | : 2020-08-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0500775672 |
Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, David Livingstone, Amelia Earhart, Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travellers of all time. This book chronicles their stories and many more, describing epic voyages of discovery from the extraordinary migrations out of Africa by our earliest ancestors to the latest voyages into space. In antiquity, we follow Alexander the Great to the Indus and Hannibal across the Alps; in medieval times we trek beside Genghis Khan and Ibn Battuta. The Renaissance brought Columbus to the Americas and the circumnavigation of the world. The following centuries saw gaps in the global maps filled by Tasman, Bering and Cook, and journeys made for scientific purposes, most famously by von Humboldt and Darwin. In modern times, the last inhospitable ends of the earth were reached including both poles and the world's highest mountain and new elements were conquered. With evocative photographs, paintings and portraits, The Great Journeys in History reveals the stories of those who were there first, who explored the unexplored and who set out into the unknown, bringing alive the romance and thrill of travel.
| Author | : Song Nan Zhang |
| Publisher | : Pan Asian Publications (USA) |
| Total Pages | : 30 |
| Release | : 2005-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781572270886 |
Looks at the life and accomplishments of the leader of China's naval fleet in the early fifteenth century.
| Author | : David Lewis |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 472 |
| Release | : 1994-05-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780824815820 |
This new edition includes a discussion of theories about traditional methods of navigation developed during recent decades, the story of the renaissance of star navigation throughout the Pacific, and material about navigation systems in Indonesia, Siberia, and the Indian Ocean.
| Author | : Hendrik Willem Van Loon |
| Publisher | : Cosimo, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 345 |
| Release | : 2006-05-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1596057963 |
The one permanent move for obtaining peace, which has not yet been suggested, with any reasonable chance of attaining its object, is by an agreement among the great powers, in which each should pledge itself not only to abide by the decisions of a common tribunal but to back with force the decisions of that common tribunal. The great civilized nations of the world which do possess force, actual or immediately potential, should combine by solemn agreement in a great World League for the Peace of Righteousness. -from "World Peace" Theodore Roosevelt was still a young man when he left the Oval Office, and he remained a vigorous force on the American scene. The great influence he continued to hold over the public allowed him to contest the policies of President Woodrow Wilson, particularly Wilson's conduct in the leadup to America's belated entry into World War I. In this 1915 work, Roosevelt lays out the moral and political case for coming to the aid of the nation's European allies, from the ethics of self-defense to the practicalities of preparing for war. Roosevelt's arguments are compelling and humane, but agree with him or not, here is an essential part of the powerful basis for his place in American history as the architect of the American Century, as well as a revealing picture of the character of one of the great American personalities. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Roosevelt's Letters to His Children, A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open, Through the Brazilian Wilderness and Papers on Natural History, Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail, The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses, and Historic Towns: New York OF INTEREST TO: Roosevelt fans, students of the American presidency, readers of World War I Politician and soldier, naturalist and historian, American icon THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919) was 26th President of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909, and the first American to win a Nobel Prize, in 1906, when he was awarded the Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War. He is the author of 35 books.
| Author | : Andrea Di Robilant |
| Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2012-04-01 |
| Genre | : America |
| ISBN | : 9780571243785 |
Published simultaneously in New York by Alfred A. Knopf under title: Irresistible north: from Venice to Greenland on the trail of the Zen brothers.
