Tag: exploration
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Sea People by Christina Thompson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Sea People: Where the hell did they come from?! Quick synopsis: A look at the people of Polynesia: how’d they get there and how do we know (or not know, actually). Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Page 147 contains the term, “cow-titty.” You’re damn right I giggled. Fun Fact for…
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A Wretched and Precarious Situation – David Welky
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for A Wretched and Precarious Situation: Wretched and precarious for them, fun for us. Quick synopsis: The story of the Crocker Land expedition where Artic explorers went in search of Crocker Land first glimpsed but unexplored by a previous expedition. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Go to a map and find…
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The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The River of Doubt: I don’t recommend exploring uncharted tributaries of the Amazon. Quick synopsis: The story of when Teddy Roosevelt decided to take a vacation and explore a tributary of the Amazon. Didn’t go well. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Did you see the synopsis above? I am a…
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The Ice Balloon by Alec Wilkinson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Ice Balloon: This is what happens when you ignore science Quick synopsis: A story of S.A. Andree’s attempt to reach the North Pole via a balloon. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: S.A. Andree thought he could reach the North Pole via balloon. It went as well as you think…