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9780141032061
Inspired by Penguins innovative Great Ideas series, our new Great Journeys series presents the most incredible tours, voyages, treks, expeditions, and travels ever writtenfrom Isabella Birds exaltation in the dangers of grizzlies, rattlesnakes, and cowboys in the Rocky Mountains to Marco Polos mystified reports of a giant bird that eats elephants during his voyage along the coasts of India. Each beautifully packaged volume offers a way to see the world anew, to rediscover great civilizations and legends, vast deserts and unspoiled mountain ranges, unusual flora and strange new creatures, and much more.Von Humboldt, Alexander is the author of 'Jaguars and Electric Eels ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780141032061 and ISBN 0141032065.
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