Publisher's Synopsis
This book describes the lives and achievements of 20 determined and courageous men and women who have opened up unexplored and uncharted regions of the world, or who have by their exploits given us a wider knowledge of countries and peoples. Included in the book are such famous names as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Columbus, Magellan, Cook, Hudson, Lewis and Clark, Burke and Wills, Samuel and Florence Baker, Mary Kingsley, Amundsen, Heyerdahl and others. The book is illustrated with artwork and contemporary engravings and photographs. There is also a date list for each individual.;Andrew Langley has written "Twenty Names in Pop Music" and "Twenty Names in Crime" in the "Twenty Names" series.
