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Log from the Sea of Cortez(2001) STEINBECK, JOHNIn 1940 Steinbeck sailed in a sardine boat with his great friend the marine biologist, Ed Ricketts, to collect marine invertebrates from the beaches of the Gulf of California. The expedition was described by the two men in Sea of Cortez, published in 1941Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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Stanley(2008) JEAL, TIMHenry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. Or so we think: but as Tim Jeal brilliantly shows, the reality of Stanley's life is yet more extraordinary. With new documentary evidence, Jeal explores the very nature of exploration andVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Oh Capitano!(2018) VECOLI, RUDOLPH J.,DURANTE, FRANCESCOThe story of Celso Cesare Moreno who traveled the world lying, scheming, and building an extensive patron/client network to expand western trade and imperialism in Asia, traffick migrant workers and children in the Atlantic, influence the fate of Hawaii,Vezava: Trda110,35 € -
Curse of Oak Island(2020) SULLIVAN, RANDALL,SULLIVAN, RANDALLAn investigation into the "curse" of Oak Island, where rumors of buried riches have beguiled treasure hunters over the past two centuriesVezava: Mehka21,61 € -
In Search of a Kingdom(2022) BERGREEN, LAURENCEFor Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth’s covert orders, DraVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
South(2019) SHACKLETON, ERNEST HENRY, SIRSouth, now in paperback to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the original publication and including images discovered in Antarctica in 2013!Vezava: Mehka37,85 € -
Medieval Travel and Travelers(2020)Drawing on medieval sources from western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in the history of travel and aspects of cultural interaction with the "other."Vezava: Mehka78,75 € -
HMS Terror(2022) BETTS, MATTHEWThe first complete history of HMS Terror, from her initial design to her eventual loss in the Northwest Passage, and finally, her recent discovery.Vezava: Trda42,06 € -
James Cook(2020) FITZSIMONS, PETERBestselling Australian author Peter FitzSimons reveals the real James Cook in this new biography.Vezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Man Who Discovered Antarctica(2019) BRANSFIELD MA, SHEILAWritten to coincide with the 200th anniversary of his great discovery on 30 January 2020.Vezava: Trda35,05 € -
Description of the World(2016) POLO, MARCOComposed in a prison cell in 1298 by Venetian merchant Marco Polo and Arthurian romance writer Rustichello of Pisa, The Description of the WorldVezava: Mehka26,60 € -
Endeavour(2019) MOORE, PETERHere, Peter Moore sets out to explore the different lives of this remarkable ship – from the acorn that grew into the oak that made her, to her rich and complex legacy. ‘Fascinating and richly detailed...Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Voyagers(2022) THOMAS, NICHOLASThe extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled.Vezava: Mehka18,21 €
