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From ancient sea voyages to modern-day explorations of deep space, discover the expeditions that have shaped our world and the daring individuals who undertook them.
Extraordinary Expeditions highlights 27 of the most influential expeditions in history. While some will likely be familiar to readers, such as Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World or Charles Darwin's travels in the Galapagos Islands that inspired his theory of natural selection, others are less well-known but no less important. The book examines a diverse array of expeditions, spanning more than a millennium and including all seven continents and beyond. Care has been taken to include journeys conducted by women, people of color, and non-Westerners in order to provide a more comprehensive and inclusive volume.
The profiled expeditions are organized chronologically, although a geographical entry list ensures readers interested in a specific region can quickly find relevant material. Each entry includes a description of the expedition, as well as an analysis of its historical context and lasting impact.
History's greatest expeditions have been prompted by many motivations, from a love of adventure to a desire for fame, from the promise of economic prosperity to a thirst for scientific knowledge. Regardless of why it was undertaken, each of these expeditions had significant impact that endured long after the adventure was over.
Extraordinary Expeditions highlights 27 of the most influential expeditions in history. While some will likely be familiar to readers, such as Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World or Charles Darwin's travels in the Galapagos Islands that inspired his theory of natural selection, others are less well-known but no less important. The book examines a diverse array of expeditions, spanning more than a millennium and including all seven continents and beyond. Care has been taken to include journeys conducted by women, people of color, and non-Westerners in order to provide a more comprehensive and inclusive volume.
The profiled expeditions are organized chronologically, although a geographical entry list ensures readers interested in a specific region can quickly find relevant material. Each entry includes a description of the expedition, as well as an analysis of its historical context and lasting impact.
History's greatest expeditions have been prompted by many motivations, from a love of adventure to a desire for fame, from the promise of economic prosperity to a thirst for scientific knowledge. Regardless of why it was undertaken, each of these expeditions had significant impact that endured long after the adventure was over.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Geographical List of Expeditions
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Xuánzàng Journeys to India and Spreads Buddhism in China (629–43)
- Chapter 2: Al-Masʿūdī’s Travels Revolutionize the Social Sciences (c. 915–57)
- Chapter 3: Norse Seafarers Traverse the Atlantic to North America 500 Years Before Columbus (c. 970–1025)
- Chapter 4: Marco Polo Follows the Silk Road and Explores the Mongol Empire For Kublai Khan (1271–95)
- Chapter 5: Mansa Musa’s Pilgrimage to Mecca Spreads Islam and Highlights West African Wealth (1324–5)
- Chapter 6: Columbus Encounters the Americas, Ushering in the Columbian Exchange (1492–3)
- Chapter 7: Indigenous American People Brave a New World in Europe (1493–Early 1700s)
- Chapter 8: The Magellan-Elcano Expedition Circumnavigates the Earth (1519–22)
- Chapter 9: Jacques Cartier Searches for the Northwest Passage in Canada (1534–6)
- Chapter 10: Vitus Bering Leads Russia’s Great Northern Expedition to Alaska (1733–43)
- Chapter 11: Tupaia and Captain Cook Chart New Zealand and Eastern Australia Aboard the Endeavour (1768–71)
- Chapter 12: Bungaree Guides Flinders’ Investigator Expedition and Circumnavigates Australia (1802–3)
- Chapter 13: The Lewis and Clark Expedition Searches for a Water Route Through the Louisiana Purchase (1804–6)
- Chapter 14: Charles Darwin Collects Data for the Theory of Evolution Aboard the Beagle (1831–6)
- Chapter 15: Mary Seacole Responds to Epidemics and Wounded Soldiers from the Caribbean to Crimea (1850–6)
- Chapter 16: Sidi Bombay Guides Burton and Speke’s Expeditions to Find the Source of the Nile River (1857–63)
- Chapter 17: Nellie Bly Circumnavigates the World in Seventy-Two Days (1889)
- Chapter 18: Harriet Chalmers Adams Travels Over 100,000 Miles in Latin America (1904–20)
- Chapter 19: Four Inuit, Matthew Henson, and Robert Peary (Almost) Reach the North Pole (1908–9)
- Chapter 20: Amundsen and Scott Race to South Pole (1910–12)
- Chapter 21: The Kon-Tiki Raft Crosses the Pacific from Peru to French Polynesia (1947)
- Chapter 22: Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary to Summit Earth’s Highest Peak (1953)
- Chapter 23: The Trieste Submersible Decends into the Challenger Deep, the Deepest Known Valley on Earth (1960)
- Chapter 24: Freedom Riders Travel Through the Deep South Exposing Segregation (1961)
- Chapter 25: NASA’s Apollo 11 Mission Lands the First Humans on the Moon (1969)
- Chapter 26: Mau Piailug Crosses the Pacific on the Hōkūle’a Voyaging Canoe (1976)
- Chapter 27: The Titan Submersible Implosion Raises Concerns About Expedition Tourism (2023)
- Index
- About the Author