David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer, was a frequent visitor to the African interior during the 19th century, and one of its most exciting and prolific chroniclers. So his disappearance in the late 1860s while questing for the Nile's source created an immediate uproar. The journey to get the scoop of the century fell to Henry David Stanley, ...
As every schoolchild knows, in fourteen hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue--and he did it again in 1502. In THE LAST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS, Martin Dugard relates the story of Columbus's eventful fourth and final voyage to the New World, from 1502 to 1504, when he was still looking for a passageway to India and China and was under ...
Patterson and Dugard dig through stacks of evidence--X-rays, files, forensic clues, and stories told through the ages--to arrive at their own account of King Tut's life and death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal.
Few historical figures are as inextricably linked as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. But less than two decades before they faced each other as enemies at Appomattox, they had been brothers - both West Point graduates, both wearing blue, and both fighting in the same cadre in the Mexican War. They were not alone: Sherman, Davis, Jackson - ...
Cook, one Europe's most important Pacific explorers, is credited with discovering Australia for the European world in the mid 18th century. This lively biography narrates his experiences, noting the personality traits that allowed him to rise in the Royal Navy despite his class, and to persist in his vision as an explorer, seafarer, and leader.
The stirring true story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race that ended in disaster after a freak storm that unleashed 90mph winds and caused 24 boats to be abandoned.
In this celebration of the hit television game show SURVIVOR, the program's creator, Mark Burnett, teams up with adventure writer Martin Dugard to provide insights about the crew, the host, and unforgettable contestants. Behind-the-scenes photographs are included.
In July 2005, over twenty million spectators flocked to France to see if anyone could beat Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France. Among them were hundreds of thousands of Americans - men of a certain age and financial status, mostly - who see the Tour as the ultimate buddy getaway, a jaunt replete with fine wines, delicious meals and lazy ...
The story of international adventuring racing, from the jungles of Borneo to the peaks of the Andes, as seen through the eyes of a reporter/competitor. Teams battle time, the elements and physical and emotional exhaustion, with only a fraction of entrants surviving fatigue and injury to finish.
Martin Duggard takes the reader down 725 miles of Australia's eastern coast, and across the Bass Strait as he recreates the voyages of several ill-fated crews. Through interviews he chronicles the saga of the windswept sailors whose skill and daring were futile against the waves and winds.
Daring . . . danger . . . life and death. Four thrilling true accounts of athletes who had what it takes to survive--on the edge. Young readers will be awed by the determination, guts, and real-life adventures of Todd Skinner, a rock climber; Beth Rypins, a kayaker; Hank Dekker, a blind sailor; and Team American Pride.
In 1866, Britain's foremost explorer, David Livingstone, went in search of the source of the Nile. He was not seen again for nearly six years. This was not the first long term expedition Livingstone had undertaken, but it was rare for him not to send regular reports back to London. To all intents and purposes he had disappeared into the African ...
The year is 1500. Christopher Columbus, stripped of his title Admiral of the Ocean Seas, waits in chains in a Caribbean prison built under his orders, looking out at the colony that he founded, nurtured, and ruled for eight years. Less than a decade after discovering the New World, he has fallen into disgrace, accused by the royal court of being a ...
James Cook never laid eyes on the sea until he was in his teens. He then began an extraordinary rise from farm-boy to the hallowed rank of Captain of the Royal Navy, leading three historic journeys that would forever link his name with fearless exploration. In this biography, modern-day adventurer Martin Dugard strips away the myth of Cook to ...
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