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Explorers of the New Century

Book ID
126252154
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
2 MB
Category
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✦ Synopsis

Set at the dawn of the great age of exploration, the era of Shackleton and Perry and Scott, the book presents the adventures of two intrepid teams, both vying to reach the AFP, or Agreed Furthest Point-a worthy, even ennobling cause. The competition is friendly but conditions are extreme. To get through the arid, lifeless landscape, both teams must learn to make sacrifices, sacrifices that will change just about everything.

✦ Subjects

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