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Travel with Shakleton as he leads his crew through 10 months on an ice floe and a 1,300-mile lifeboat journey, educating and inspiring through Antarctic exploration.
South
By: Ernest Shackleton$26.50 – $41.50 -
Explore the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration in ‘The Awakening of Europe.’
The Awakening of Europe
By: M. B. Synge$14.95 – $29.50 -
Leaving the docks of London on the Mayflower as an indentured servant to Pilgrim John Carver, John Howland little knew that he was embarking on the adventure of a lifetime...Sku: 9781536202960
The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland’s Good Fortune
By: P.J. Lynch$12.99 -
Navigate perilous waters and untamed wilderness with Raleigh’s The Discovery of Guiana. A milestone in exploration history that unveils the Orinoco River and Amazon rainforest.
The Discovery of Guiana
By: Walter Raleigh$10.50 – $26.50 -
Thrilling historical tales, from 4AD to the Renaissance.
The Discovery of New Worlds
By: M. B. Synge$14.95 – $29.50 -
From the crossing of the Bering Land Bridge over 20,000 years ago to the arrival of the Europeans, this classic picture book paints the early discoveries of America in grand strokes.Sku: 9780688115128
The Discovery of the Americas
By: Betsy Maestro$12.50 -
Journey through the 19th century as you explore the rise and expansion of the British Empire.
The Growth of the British Empire
By: M. B. Synge$16.50 – $30.95 -
Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable.Sku: 9781543512861
The Journey of York: The Unsung Hero of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
By: Hasan Davis$13.50 -
No European had ever taken boats down the Colorado river and come out alive. In May 1869, ten men boarded four rowboats in Green River City, Wyoming. Three months and 1,000 miles later, two battered boats carrying six exhausted and starving men emerged from the depths of the Grand Canyon. The Last River tells their remarkable story.Sku: 9781931414586
The Last River
By: Stuart Waldman$12.95 -
Hale’s gripping account of Columbus’s life and achievements reveals the trials and tribulations of one of history’s most celebrated figures.
The Life of Christopher Columbus
By: Edward Everett Hale$14.95 – $29.50 -
In the town hall of the seaport of St Malo there hangs a portrait of Jacques Cartier, the great sea-captain of that place, whose name is associated for all time with the proud title of 'Discoverer of Canada.' The picture is that of a bearded man in the prime of life, standing on the deck of a ship, his bent elbow resting upon the gunwale, his chin supported by his hand, while his eyes gaze outward upon the western ocean as if seeking to penetrate its mysteries.Sku: 9781519205612
The Mariner of St. Malo
By: Stephan Leacock$10.50 -
With vivid storytelling and meticulous research, The Men Who Found America takes you on a captivating voyage of discovery, revealing the relentless spirit of those who mapped the uncharted continent.
The Men Who Found America
By: Frederick Winthrop Hutchinson$11.95 – $26.50 -
Journey through the milestones that transformed Britain into a global empire, narrated in an engaging manner for a younger audience.
The Struggle for Sea Power
By: M. B. Synge$16.50 – $30.95 -
Drawing on the powerful Norse sagas, the author tells the true stories of Eric the Red, Leif and the other daring Vikings who journeyed to North America and their attempts to settle in that rich new land.Sku: 9781893103351
The Vikings
By: Elizabeth Janeway$13.50 -
The World Made New provides a detailed account of the charting of the New World and the long-term effects of America's march into history. The text uses primary sources to bring history to life and features evocative profiles of the major explorers of the age.Sku: 9780792264545
The World Made New
By: John Glenn, Marc Aronson$24.50 -
From the Publisher: This engaging work of horizontal history spanning John Smith’s lifespan from 1580-1631 gives readers a picture of the world just before and during the colonization of America.Sku: 9781893103009
The World of Captain John Smith
By: Genevieve Foster$29.95