Download or read book Women Explorers in Africa written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1997 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were explorers in Africa.
Download or read book Women Explorers written by Ellen Rodger and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There's no doubt that women have always been a part of journeys of discovery, from Viking women crossing the ocean to new lands to trade caravans bringing goods through Africa. But there is slim mention of them in most history books. This exciting book digs up the history of the bold women who dared to travel all over the world, including multilingual Isabelle Eberhardt, who "obeyed her destiny" and traveled through the Algerian desert dressed as a man, and adventurous aviatrix Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to hold a pilot's license"--
Download or read book West with the Night written by Beryl Markham and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1983 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography detailing the author's life in Africa and career as a pilot.
Download or read book Travels in West Africa written by Mary H. Kingsley and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a dutiful Victorian daughter, the author was thirty before being freed (by her parents' deaths) to do as she chose. She went to West Africa in 1893 and again in 1895, to investigate the beliefs and customs of the inland tribes and also to collect zoological specimens. She was appalled by the 'thin veneer of rubbishy white culture' imposed by British officials and was not afraid to say so.
Download or read book Women Explorers written by Julia Cummins and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2015-12 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries, including Nellie Cashman, Annie Smith Peck, and Delia Julia Denning Akeley.
Download or read book Sultan To Sultan written by Mary French Sheldon and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1999-12-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1892, M. French-Sheldon's book describes her 1891 expedition that took her from the court of the Sultan of Zanzibar to the Mount Kilimanjaro region of East Africa. This narrative is accompanied by an introduction, exploring the cultural context within which this text appeared.
Download or read book Great Voyages written by Deborah Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the world through the eyes of the greatest explorers in history. Find out how the world was first circumnavigated by a slave and how travelers overcame the challenge of not having enough to eat and drink while traveling through unknown territory. Experience the excitement of seeing a new land for the first time, tasting new fruits and discovering new animals. This book focuses on 15 key voyages from around the world: the journeys undertaken by Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Zheng He, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Martin Frobisher, Francis Drake, Maria Sibylla Merian, Captain Cook, Lewis & Clark, Charles Darwin, David Livingstone, Gertrude Bell, Ernest Shackleton, and astronauts who took part in the Moon landings.
Download or read book Women Explorers of the Oceans written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the lives and accomplishments of five twentieth-century women who traveled and explored the oceans of the world, some of whom also studied marine life.
Download or read book Woman Alone Around Africa A Tale of Courage and Overcoming the Seemingly Impossible written by Jo Rust and published by National Library of South Africa. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jo Rust is one of the world's most prominent female adventurers. In 2011 she set out to become the first woman in history to circumnavigate the African continent on her own. No support. No back up vehicles. A story she shares in Woman Alone Around Africa - a tale of courage and overcoming the seemingly impossible. First Jo attempted to travel around Africa on her bicycle, she made it all the way to northern Angola, 3500 kilometers away from home, until her bicycle was stolen by 4 machete-wielding men. Then, in a miraculous turn of events the Angolan government steps in to become the main sponsor of Jo's journey as she starts all over again, this time on a motorcycle, even though she had never ridden a motorcycle before. Woman Alone Around Africa is about so much more than just an epic adventure. It's about the people in Jo's life who helped make her dream a reality and the life changing experiences had along the way. It's about having enough courage to do something even when you are afraid and overcoming crippling fear and a life-long battle against depression to achieve something extraordinary.
Download or read book Women of Discovery written by Milbry Polk and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on 10 years of research, this text provides a visual history which presents the names and stories of over 80 women explorers. It reveals the obstacles they overcame in their inspiring quest for new knowledge.
Download or read book Mary Kingsley written by Heather Lehr Wagner and published by Chelsea House. This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women Explorers chronicles the lives of six intrepid women whose hunger for adventure and knowledge compelled them on paths of discovery around the world. Their discoveries not only brought stores of information on topics ranging from ancient dinosaur fossils to life in Tibet, but also challenged the established roles of women in their fields. Kingsley set sail for Africa in 1893, embarking on a trip that would change not only her life, but the Victorian understanding of the dark continent as well. She traveled between the Niger and Congo rivers, was the first white woman to climb Mount Cameroon, and penned two books about her research in Africa.
Download or read book Women Explorers of the Air written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were early pioneers in aviation.
Download or read book Women Explorers of the World written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents brief biographies of five women who risked their lives to travel around the world for adventure and to achieve career goals.
Download or read book Women Explorers in Asia written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1997 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes the lives and travels of five women who explored such places as Tibet, Iran, and the steppes of Russia.
Download or read book Women Explorers of the Mountains written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the lives and accomplishments of five women who traveled and explored the mountainous regions of the world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Download or read book Women Explorers in Polar Regions written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes the lives and travels of five women who explored the polar regions.
Download or read book Women Explorers in North and South America written by Margo McLoone and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1997 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the lives and accomplishments of five women who were explorers in North and South America.
