20th Century Exploration

While the Age of Exploration and the 18th & 19th centuries certainly expanded the usable areas of our world, the 20th century may arguably be called the most interesting era of exploration the human race has ever experienced. It was in this century that we were able to stretch our frontiers into the harshest areas of the globe—the frigid arctic and the depths of the sea—while expanding our reach into the deeps of the Amazon and the subcontinent of Africa. Technology enabled us to really begin reaching for the heavens, broaching the atmosphere and first landing men on the moon. In contrast, some daring men decided to eschew that same technology to explore the past, using old methods to recreate epic voyages in an attempt to understand how ancients and medievals made their first forays into the unknown. 

 

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All About Rockets and Space Flight
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All About Satellites and Space Ships
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All About Undersea Exploration
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Antarctica: Escape from Disaster
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Apollo on the Moon
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Atlas of North American Exploration
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Danger in the Desert
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Discoverer: The Story of a Satellite
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Epic Expeditions
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Exploration of Africa
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Exploration of Space
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Explorers & Discoverers - 4 Volume Set
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Explorers of the Arctic and Antarctic
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Great Discoveries and Amazing Adventures
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How and Why Wonder Book of the Polar Regions
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How High Can We Climb?
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Ice Bound
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Ice Story
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Journey to the Eastern Hemisphere
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Kit Carson: Folk Hero and Man
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Make Your Own Space Station
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Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
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Mystery On Everest
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North Pole
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North Pole Was Here
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Real Book About Space Travel
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Scott's Last Journey
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Space Flight and How it Works
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Spacecraft at Work
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Story of Admiral Peary at the North Pole
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Story of Apollo 11
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Story of the Challenger Disaster
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To the Top of the World
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Trial by Ice
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Usborne True Stories of Everest Adventures
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Voyage of the Ruslan
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You Wouldn't Want to be on Apollo 13!
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