Little Masterpieces of Science - Explorers
"The love of adventure, the expectation of the unexpected, have ever prompted men stout of heart, and ready of resource, to brave the perils of wilderness and sea that they might set their feet where man never trod before." (George Iles in the preface)
This last in the series of Little Masterpieces of Science to be recorded for LibriVox includes essays by or about the explorations of Christopher Columbus, Lewis & Clark, Zebulon Pike, Charles Wilkes, Clarence King and John Wesley Powell. - Summary by J. M. Smallheer
Genre(s): Exploration
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | J. M. Smallheer |
00:02:37 |
| Play 01 | Columbus Discovers America by Justin Winsor | Beeswaxcandle |
00:37:14 |
| Play 02 | Arrival at the Pacific Ocean, 1805 by Lewis and Clarke | Aubrey da Cunha |
00:37:12 |
| Play 03 | The Sources of the Mississippi by Zebulon M. Pike | Kerry Adams |
00:32:09 |
| Play 04 | Manila in 1842 by Charles Wilkes | Availle |
00:42:03 |
| Play 05 | The Ascent of Mount Tyndall by Clarence King | Srikar G |
00:57:59 |
| Play 06 | The Grand Cañon of the Colorado is Explored by John Wesley Powell | Kurt |
01:12:37 |