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64 pp.
| Chelsea |
January, 2000 |
LibraryISBN 0-7910-5510-8$$16.95
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4-6Explorers of New Worlds series.
Illustrated with color reproductions and photographs, the books provide biographical information and track the explorations that made each of these historic figures famous. The tone of the prose is generally casual and somewhat dumbed down, and generic "historians" and "researchers" are often cited to back up statements but remain unnamed in the text. Time lines are included. Bib., glos., ind.