Product Description: Technological advancesincluding pressurized cabins for hot air balloons, rocketry that powers spacecraft, and deep-sea diving gearhave changed the face of exploration. What hasnt changed since ancient times, however, is the bravery and inquisitiveness of intrepid individuals at the forefront of modern-day exploration and adventure...read more

Product Description: As the Age of Exploration came to a close, the world seemed to be a significantly smaller place than it once was, with more major landmasses identified on the global map. Yet questions and unknowns remained and details had yet to be filled in...read more

Product Description: Crossing geographic and cultural boundaries at a time when much of the world remained uncharted was a challenge faced by ancient explorers. Long before the Golden Age of Exploration, an assortment of travellers ventured into the unknown, uncovering untapped riches of land and resources in the process...read more

Product Description: Chinas status as an emerging superpower has captured the interest and attention of the entire world in recent times. Underlying the politics and economic structures, however, is a rich and deeply textured history of a people whose contributions to science, philosophy, mathematics, the arts, and a host of other subjects date back millennia...read more

Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Turning Points in HistoryAuthor: Curley, Robert (EDT)/ Pletcher, Kenneth (EDT)/ Kuiper, Kathleen (EDT)/ Campbell, Heather M. (EDT)Publisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2009/12/20Number of Pages: Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress:...read more

Product Description: The nature of the maiden voyage is deeply captivating. Though the oceans still hold vast opportunities for uncharted exploration, our land resources have been bravely explored and charted for hundreds of years. Very few places remain mysterious and untamable to man, and this transformation is due to imaginative and fearless explorers...read more