"As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was. His historic 1914 journey aboard the Endurance has all the drama of an action movie"--...

A brief biography of the self-educated nineteenth-century Englishwoman who, after a secluded childhood and youth, traveled alone through unexplored West Africa in 1893 and 1894 and learned much about the area and its inhabitants.

A brief biography of the adventurous Englishman who explored America, attempted to establish a colony on Roanoke Island, and searched for gold in South America.

A biography of the seaman and explorer who helped settle Jamestown and who charted and sailed the New England coastline for England.

Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.

Discusses the life of John Cabot, with an emphasis on his career as an early explorer of North America.

Features the life of explorer Henry Hudson, describing his expeditions in search of the Northeast Passage and claiming of New York.

An addition to a humorous series looks at the darker side of exploring the world with Sir Francis Drake--a dangerous voyage that would last for three long years.

Describes the life and explorations of the seaman Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the world.