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Marco Polo (Connais-tu? ; #3)

By Johanne Ménard. 2010

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure and exploration, Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Historical biography, European history
Human-narrated audio

Connais-tu Marco Polo, le plus intrépide voyageur du Moyen Âge? Ce fils de marchand de Venise parti au bout du…

monde à l'âge de 17 ans? Celui dont les aventures extraordinaires ont inspiré de grands explorateurs comme Christophe Colomb? Années 1-3. 2010.

Brutal journey: the epic story of the first crossing of North America

By Paul Schneider. 2006

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Adventure and exploration, United States history, History, Travel and geography, United States travel and geography, Adventurers and explorers
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History of the 1527 Spanish expedition led by Pánfilo de Narváez that attempted to explore the North American Gulf Coast.…

Details struggles with disease, hurricanes, cannibalism, and hostile natives that reduced four hundred men to four survivors--including conquistador Cabeza de Vaca--who reached western Mexico eight years later. Some violence. 2006

Columbus: his enterprise : exploding the myth

By Hans Koning. 1991

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Biography, History, Adventurers and explorers, Historical biography
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Koning debunks the legend of Columbus as a brave sailor who set out to find a new route to Asia…

and instead discovered America. The author looks at the explorer's life, from his childhood in Genoa through his four voyages, and describes how Columbus's desire to find a new route to Asia and to bring back gold to Spain led to the plundering of Native Americans

David Crockett: hero of the common man (American heroes series #5)

By Bill Groneman. 2005

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United States history, Biography, Historical biography, Adventurers and explorers
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Alamo historian examines the myth and legend of David Crockett (1786-1836) to portray the real frontiersman from Tennessee. Discusses his…

character, reputation, and career in the U.S. Congress. Scrutinizes personal accounts and diaries for evidence of Crockett's heroism during the Mexican assault on the Alamo. 2005

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