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Barrow's Boys by Fergus Fleming
30.00 NZD
Category: Adventure
The atlas of 1816 was littered with blanks. Where was the North Pole? Was there a North- West Passage? What lay at the heart of Africa? Did Antarctica exist? In his quest to find the answers to these questions John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty, launched the most ambitious programme of explo ...Show more
Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole by Fergus Fleming
35.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
In the mid-19th century, the North Pole was a mystery. Explorers who tried to penetrate the icy wastes failed or died. After Sir John Franklin disappeared in 1845, serious efforts began to be made to find the true Northernmost point. This is a vivid and witty history of the disasters that ensued.
Tales of Endurance by Fergus Fleming
32.99 NZD
35.00 (5% off)
Category: History
An unrivalled collection of tales of courage, stamina, resourcefulness and the will to survive from the author of the best-selling Barrow's Boys. Tales of Endurance offers 45 gripping accounts of some of the most amazing feats in the history of exploration. The tales are divided between three 'ages ...Show more
The Explorer's Eye : First-Hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration by Fergus Fleming & Annabel Merullo (ed.) & Sarah Jackson (ed.)
39.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
In the 18th century, exploration entered a new dimension - explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. To this end they were expected to make a full record of everything they encountered; and for the first time in history, that record was to include pictures as well as words. Combi ...Show more
The Medieval Messenger (Usborne) by Fergus Fleming
21.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Newspaper Histories
An alternative way to learn the history of the Middle Ages, this amusing book which is cunningly disguised as a tabloid newspaper. Including stories about The Black Death, The Crusades, and features such as 'What's new at the Spanish Inquisition?', 'What's on the monastery menu?' and 'How to support you ...Show more
Viking Invader by Fergus Fleming
22.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Newspaper Histories
The Vikings: axe-wielding brutes or clean-living explorers and traders? Read this issue of the Viking Invader and find out, a fresh and lively look at history written in the style of a tabloid newspaper. There's a lot more to the Vikings than you think. Discover the people behind the headlines in The Vi ...Show more
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