voyages around the world

The author provides an account of his adventures tracing the voyages of eighteenth-century explorer Captain James Cook in an attempt to discover whether Cook had a lasting influence on the places he "discovered, " and hoping to learn what drove Cook to make such dangerous journeys.

Shares the story of Annie Londonderry, a young mother in 1894 who scorned Victorian notions of female propriety to accept a challenge to ride around the world on a bicycle.

Describes the five years the author spent sailing around the world alone in his twenty-four-foot sloop.

Chronicles Joshua Slocum's three-year, 46,000 mile solo circumnavigation of the globe.

Traces the voyage of Magellan, life aboard a ship, navigation, challenges, and the results.

An interactive account of Charles Darwin's voyage aboard the "Beagle" from 1831 to 1836 during which he developed his ideas on evolution, featuring excerpts from Darwin's diaries, photographs and illustrations, and facsimile letters, pamphlets, and other documents.

Recounts Captain James Cook's three epic journeys across the Pacific ocean, describing the hardships Cook and his men faced, the new lands they found, and their impressions of the unique people and cultures they encountered.

Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars explores life traveling with Captain James Cook.

In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes. Includes illustrations and extended captions providing background information on history, geography, social customs, animals, architecture, literature, and science pertinent to the story.

"A sailor boy named Nick travels the uncharted world of the late 1700s in this illustrated account of the historic three-year voyage of the British vessel Endeavour and its captain, James Cook"--Provided by publisher.