Shores of Discovery

Shores of Discovery How Expeditionaries Have Constructed the World

Hardback (01 Feb 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Shores of Discovery explores the lives and motives of those who have engaged in every conceivable kind of expedition. Leed unearths the public and private purposes served by expeditions, from conquest and religious conversion to pure fun and escapism.

Book information

ISBN: 9780465020966
Publisher: BasicBooks
Imprint: BasicBooks
Pub date:
DEWEY: 910.9
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 322
Weight: 612g
Height: 236mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 25mm