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Little Masterpieces of Science - Explorers

Name: Little Masterpieces of Science - Explorers
Author: George Iles

George Iles

Read by J. M. Smallheer, Beeswaxcandle, Aubrey da Cunha, Kerry Adams, Availle, Srikar G and Kurt · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (2:37)
Columbus Discovers America by Justin Winsor (37:14)
Arrival at the Pacific Ocean, 1805 by Lewis and Clarke (37:12)
The Sources of the Mississippi by Zebulon M. Pike (32:09)
Manila in 1842 by Charles Wilkes (42:03)
The Ascent of Mount Tyndall by Clarence King (57:59)
The Grand Cañon of the Colorado is Explored by John Wesley Powell (1:12:37)