Project Gutenberg 2009-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 186 Iles, George 1852 1942 02022872 Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers Columbus discovers America / Winsor, J. -- Arrival at the Pacific ocean, 1805 / Lewis and Clarke -- The sources of the Mississippi, 1806 / Pike, Z. M. -- Manila in 1842 / Wilkes, C. -- The ascent of Mount Tyndall / King, C. -- The grand cañon of the Colorado is explored / Powell, J. W. Produced by Sigal Alon, Marcia Brooks, Fox in the Stars and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers" by George Iles is a collection of essays and extracts that celebrate the spirit of exploration, written in the early 20th century. The work features a range of famous explorers, including Christopher Columbus, Lewis and Clarke, Zebulon M. Pike, and John Wesley Powell, presenting their adventures and the challenges they faced while mapping unknown territories. This anthology likely serves to highlight the significance of these explorers in broadening human knowledge and understanding of the world. The opening of the compilation sets a reflective tone, emphasizing the bravery and resourcefulness required of explorers. It outlines the inherent dangers they faced, from treacherous landscapes to hostile encounters, while noting that the legacy of exploration is far from over, as contemporary explorers continue to push boundaries. The preface highlights the contribution of these explorers not only to geographical knowledge but also to the resilience and curiosity of the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Explorers G Text Category: Adventure Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other 297362 2025-08-12T08:04:56.641970 text/html 296902 2009-07-24T05:47:06 text/html 1018026 2025-08-12T08:05:05.600896 application/epub+zip 1018682 2025-08-12T08:05:00.681037 application/epub+zip 177806 2025-08-12T08:04:58.592935 application/epub+zip 878718 2025-08-12T08:05:08.838880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 850752 2025-08-12T08:05:03.951880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305427 2022-09-13T15:41:41.289937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271023 2025-08-12T08:04:56.187933 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270780 2009-07-24T05:47:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270864 2009-07-24T05:47:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20277 2025-08-12T08:05:08.975858 application/rdf+xml 17688 2025-08-12T08:04:59.088900 image/jpeg 3835 2025-08-12T08:04:58.841942 image/jpeg 102522 2009-07-24T05:47:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 1068467 2009-07-24T05:47:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 102467 2009-07-24T05:47:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 1197849 2025-08-12T08:04:56.683955 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog