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1Frozen in time

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“Frozen in time” Metadata:

  • Title: Frozen in time
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 183
  • Publisher: ➤  Grafton - Bloomsbury - Greystone Books - Greystone Books Ltd. - Dutton - Western Producer Prairie Books - Plume - Greystone Books, Douglas & McIntyre Pub. Group - Sterling
  • Publish Date: ➤  
  • Publish Location: ➤  Berkeley, Calif - London - New York - New York, N.Y., U.S.A - Vancouver - Saskatoon, Sask

“Frozen in time” Subjects and Themes:

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"Since the summer of 1848, when the long trek of an unknown British sailor from Sir John Franklin's third arctic expedition ended on the southern shores of King William Island, his bones had waited to tell their story."

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  • First Year Published: 1987
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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2The discovery of the source of the Nile

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“The discovery of the source of the Nile” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  The discovery of the source of the Nile
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 420
  • Publisher: ➤  White Star - Hard Press - J.M. Dent & Sons - Kessinger Publishing - E.P. Dutton & co. - Echo Library - Star Book Sales [distributor]
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: ➤  London - New York - Exeter - Vercelli

“The discovery of the source of the Nile” Subjects and Themes:

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"My third expedition in Africa, which was avowedly for the purpose of establishing the truth of my assertion that the Victoria N'yanza, which I discovered on the 30th July 1858, would eventually prove to be the source of the Nile, may be said to have commenced on the 9th May 1859, the first day after my return to England from my second expedition, when, at the invitation of Sir. R. I. Murchison, I called at his house to show him my map for the information of the Royal Geographical Society."

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  • First Year Published: 1906
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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3The conquest of the North Atlantic

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“The conquest of the North Atlantic” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  The conquest of the North Atlantic
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 224
  • Publisher: ➤  Oxford University Press - Boydell Press - Boydell & Brewer
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: ➤  New York - Ipswich - Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK

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Access and General Info:

  • First Year Published: 1980
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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4The shape of the World

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“The shape of the World” Metadata:

  • Title: The shape of the World
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 192
  • Publisher: ➤  Rand McNally & Company - George Philip - Rand McNally
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: London - Chicago

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  • First Year Published: 1990
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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5The Russian American colonies, 1798-1867

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“The Russian American colonies, 1798-1867” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  The Russian American colonies, 1798-1867
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 590
  • Publisher: ➤  Oregon Historical Society Press - Oregon Historical Society Pr
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: [Portland, Or.]

“The Russian American colonies, 1798-1867” Subjects and Themes:

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Access and General Info:

  • First Year Published: 1989
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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6No ordinary journey

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“No ordinary journey” Metadata:

  • Title: No ordinary journey
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 116
  • Publisher: ➤  National Museums of Scotland - Mcgill Queens Univ Pr - McGill-Queen's University Press
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: Edinburgh

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Access and General Info:

  • First Year Published: 1993
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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7Confronting Columbus

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“Confronting Columbus” Metadata:

  • Title: Confronting Columbus
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 224
  • Publisher: ➤  McFarland & Company - McFarland & Co.
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: Jefferson, N.C

“Confronting Columbus” Subjects and Themes:

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Access and General Info:

  • First Year Published: 1992
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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8Into the Wild

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“Into the Wild” Metadata:

  • Title: Into the Wild
  • Author:
  • Languages: ➤  Spanish; Castilian - español, castellano - ger - English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 224
  • Publisher: ➤  Anchor - Pan Books - B de Bolsillo (Ediciones B) - RH Audio - Pan Macmillan - Ediciones B Mexico - Pan - Tian xia wen hua chu ban gu fen you xian gong si - Anchor Books - Piper - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group - B de Bolsillo - New York: Anckor - Ediciones B - Villard Books - G.K. Hall - Knopf Double Day Publishing Group
  • Publish Date: ➤  
  • Publish Location: ➤  London - New York - Thorndike, Me - Great Britain - Taibei Shi

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"Jim Gallien had driven four miles out of Fairbanks when he spotted the hitchhiker standing in the snow beside the road, thumb raised high, shivering in the gray Alaska dawn."

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  • First Year Published: 1996
  • Is Full Text Available: No
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Unclassified

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    9New worlds, ancient texts

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    “New worlds, ancient texts” Metadata:

    • Title: New worlds, ancient texts
    • Authors:
    • Language: English
    • Number of Pages: Median: 282
    • Publisher: ➤  Belknap Press of Harvard University Press - Belknap Press - Harvard University Press
    • Publish Date:
    • Publish Location: Cambridge, Mass

    “New worlds, ancient texts” Subjects and Themes:

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    Access and General Info:

    • First Year Published: 1992
    • Is Full Text Available: Yes
    • Is The Book Public: No
    • Access Status: Printdisabled

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      10Encountering Terra Australis

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      “Encountering Terra Australis” Metadata:

      • Title: Encountering Terra Australis
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      • Language: English
      • Number of Pages: Median: 480
      • Publisher: ➤  ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited - Wakefield Press - Wakefield Press Pty, Limited
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Kent Town, S. Australia

      “Encountering Terra Australis” Subjects and Themes:

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      Access and General Info:

      • First Year Published: 2005
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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        11Columbus's outpost among the Taínos

        Spain and America at La Isabela, 1493-1498

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        “Columbus's outpost among the Taínos” Metadata:

        • Title: ➤  Columbus's outpost among the Taínos
        • Authors:
        • Language: English
        • Number of Pages: Median: 304
        • Publisher: Yale University Press
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: New Haven, Conn

        “Columbus's outpost among the Taínos” Subjects and Themes:

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        Access and General Info:

        • First Year Published: 2002
        • Is Full Text Available: Yes
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: Printdisabled

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          12A journey to Cooper's Creek

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          “A journey to Cooper's Creek” Metadata:

          • Title: A journey to Cooper's Creek
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          • Language: English
          • Number of Pages: Median: 205
          • Publisher: ➤  Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah Press, in association with the State Library of Victoria - Melbourne University
          • Publish Date:
          • Publish Location: [Melbourne]

          “A journey to Cooper's Creek” Subjects and Themes:

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          Access and General Info:

          • First Year Published: 1993
          • Is Full Text Available: No
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: No_ebook

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            13MY LIFE; TRANS. BY STEPHEN PARKIN

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            “MY LIFE; TRANS. BY STEPHEN PARKIN” Metadata:

            • Title: ➤  MY LIFE; TRANS. BY STEPHEN PARKIN
            • Authors: ➤  
            • Languages: und - English
            • Number of Pages: Median: 224
            • Publisher: ➤  Hesperus Press - HESPERUS PRESS
            • Publish Date:
            • Publish Location: LONDON

            “MY LIFE; TRANS. BY STEPHEN PARKIN” Subjects and Themes:

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            • First Year Published: 2004
            • Is Full Text Available: No
            • Is The Book Public: No
            • Access Status: No_ebook

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              14Hernán Cortés y la Mar del Sur

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              “Hernán Cortés y la Mar del Sur” Metadata:

              • Title: Hernán Cortés y la Mar del Sur
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              • Language: ➤  Spanish; Castilian - español, castellano
              • Number of Pages: Median: 219
              • Publisher: ➤  Algaba - Edaf Antillas - Editorial Edaf, S.L.
              • Publish Date:

              “Hernán Cortés y la Mar del Sur” Subjects and Themes:

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              Access and General Info:

              • First Year Published: 2005
              • Is Full Text Available: No
              • Is The Book Public: No
              • Access Status: No_ebook

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                15Russian exploration in Southwest Alaska

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                “Russian exploration in Southwest Alaska” Metadata:

                • Title: ➤  Russian exploration in Southwest Alaska
                • Authors:
                • Language: English
                • Number of Pages: Median: 124
                • Publisher: ➤  University of Alaska Press - Univ of Alaska Pr
                • Publish Date:
                • Publish Location: Fairbanks

                “Russian exploration in Southwest Alaska” Subjects and Themes:

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                Access and General Info:

                • First Year Published: 1988
                • Is Full Text Available: No
                • Is The Book Public: No
                • Access Status: No_ebook

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