The Explorers
1983
First Published
3.78
Average Rating
176
Number of Pages
A volume in The Epic of Flight series from Time-Life Books. This series chronicles the complete history of man in the air from mythological flight to space flight. Each volume focuses on a particular topic, using hundreds of color and b/w photos, paintings, maps and diagrams to illustrate a well-researched and finely-written narrative. About this * The Explorers tells the story of man's aerial conquest of the last earthly the North and South Poles, the Great Circle Route to Europe, the highest mountains, the deepest reaches of the South American and African jungles. The conquerors (and would-be...) of the Arctic and Antarctic will be Byrd, Peary, Amundsen, Nobile; less so the intrepid souls who opened the interior of darker Cobham, Hoyte... 176 pages, 1983.
Avg Rating
3.78
Number of Ratings
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