PROMINENT WOMEN OF THE 20TH CENTURY - VOLUME 2 - D-I

History

Saari, Peggy

World

Gale Research, Inc.

Prominent Women of the 20th Century: 004

Reference

Gale Group

Good intentions dont always lead to success. Great Misadventures chronicles 100 failed adventures that ended in disasters because of human error. Entries are arranged chronologically within four subject volumes: Exploration and Adventure; Science and Technology; Miliary; and Society. Coverage extends from early civilization to the present, telling tales of exciting adventures gone wrong, such as Alexander the Greats trek across the Gedrosia Desert in 325 B.C. that cost the lives of hundreds of men, women and children; Umberto Nobiles 1928 effort to reach Antarctica in a dirigible which ended in disaster for the original party as well as their rescuers; the fatal attempts to climb Mount Everest in 1996 and 1997; and many moreAdded value features include sidebars offering biographical sketches of important adventurers, a timeline and a cumulative index. Approximately 220 maps and illustrations line the text.

Great Misadventures, 4 volume set

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

U*X*L

Great Misadventures: Bad Ideas That Led to Big Disasters

Thomson/Gale

<p>This reference will help users understand the people of Colonial America with 60 full-length biographical sketches of both well-known figures and lesser-known figures. Many of the entries contain short biographies of people who are in some way connected with the main biographee. Also included are sidebars of related information; a Further Research section; a Words to Know| section; a cumulative subject index; and approximately 120 photographs.|PIM|31-MAY-18|01</p>

Colonial America: Biographies Edition : 2 Book Set (Colonial America Reference Library)

Children's Books

Carnagie, Julie

Biographies

Colonial America: Biographies (2 Volume set)

Americas

VISIBLE INK PRESS+

Explorers & Discoverers: From Alexander the Great to Sally Ride (Explorers and Discoverers)

<p>Book excellent condition. Pages clear no marks excellent. Spine and binding excellent. Never used, like new. Ready to go.</p>

Explorers and Discoverers: From Alexander the Great to Sally Ride: 1

Biographies & Memoirs

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