Contains alphabetically arranged essays that profile and lives and achievements of seventy-eight of the most important explorers and pioneers in the history of the world; and includes bibliographies, a timeline of explorers, and a name index.
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Vol. 1. Roald Amundsen-Henry Hudson, [p.] 1-308 -- v. 2. Ibn Battutah-Fanny Bullock Workman, [p.] 309-590.