Explorers A Story of Fearless Outcasts, Blundering Geniuses, and Impossible Success

Name: Explorers A Story of Fearless Outcasts, Blundering Geniuses, and Impossible Success
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ISBN: 9781451677577

ISBN-10: 145167757X

ISBN-13: 9781451677577

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Authors: Martin Dugard

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The riveting account of one of history’s greatest adventures and a study of the seven character traits all great explorers share.In 1856, two intrepid adventurers, Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke, set off to unravel mankind’s greatest geographical mystery: finding the source of the Nile River. They traveled deep into a forbidding and uncharted African wilderness together, coming near death on several occasions. Ultimately, Burton and Speke arrived at two different conclusions about the Nile’s origin. Before leaving Africa they became sworn enemies. The feud became an international sensation upon their return to England, and a public debate was scheduled to decide whose theory…

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List price: $26.00
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 6/3/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Martin Dugard is one of today's foremost adventure writers. His work appears regularly in "GQ", "Sports Illustrated" & "Esquire". He won the 1997 Dallas Press Club "Katie" award for Best Magazine Sports Story. An avid adventurer himself, Dugard has completed the Raid Gauloises adventure race three times. He is co-holder of the Around the World Speed Record (New York New York in 31 hours, 28 minutes) & he makes his home with his wife & three boys in Orange County, California.