Atlas of Discovery by Sir Francis Chichester (Introduction)
$17.99
Secondhand hardcover good condition. Published by to search. In an introduction compiled from the writings of Sir Francis Chichester, one of the present century's greatest adventurers, the book describes the search for challenge and achievement that was the moving spirit of his life, and of the lives of many of the explorers who have helped to open up the world. Thereafter, first in chronological, then in geographical framework, from the history of discovery unfolds. From the first wanderings of primitive men, and civilization's earliest recorded expeditions, it leads through the epic journeys of exploration to man's latest adventure -- the space flights of the present century.
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