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North American Exploration

English · Hardback

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Klappentext A comprehensive, highly readable referenceThis is an authoritative, one-stop resource for essential information on the exploration of North America, from alleged pre-Columbian explorers to polar expeditions in the twentieth century. Completely up-to-date in content and historical approach, the book is divided into seven sections, each covering a major area of exploration. Vivid, narrative entries bring to life early expeditions (e.g., African and Scandinavian voyages, real and apocryphal), voyages of European explorers, Western expeditions, and explorations of the Arctic. From the Atlantic seaboard to the Appalachians to the Mississippi to the northernmost regions, readers will discover the Native nations, geographical features, private and governmental institutions, and settlements that played a role in the history of exploring the continent. Maps, photos, and sidebars with lively first-person accounts from contemporary diaries, reports, and news accounts round out this thorough examination of the numerous adventures taken around the continent.Michael Golay has published five books on American history, including most recently The Ruined Land. He lives in Exeter, New Hampshire.John Bowman is the Editor of the Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography and numerous other reference works. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

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Authors John S Bowman, John S. Bowman, John Stewart Bowman, Michael Golay, Michael Bowman Golay
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 24.06.2003
 
EAN 9780471391487
ISBN 978-0-471-39148-7
No. of pages 528
Series Wiley Desk Reference
Wiley Desk Reference
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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