100 Great Adventures

Author: John CanningPublisher: RupaYear: 1997Language: EnglishPages: 672ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A DescriptionVast in span and kaleidoscopic in content this book depicts the massive saga of human spirit in 100 stories of great adventure.Gathered together, here are one hundred of the great adventures in human annals. They range widely through time and space from Moses to Mohammad to Hillary, Fuchs and Chchester; from pole to pole, from the jungles of South America to the ever brooding stillness of the high Himalayas and the darkness of space. It is the human courage that provides the unifying theme.Taken together each of the stories reflects a new aspect of man's ever-aspiring daring that is not only exceptionally entertaining and impressive but also deeply moving.ContentsIntroductionEditor's NoteMoses and the Promised LandMohammed's escape from MeccaSt Francis of AssisiRichard I and the Third CrusadeJoan of Arc and the Siege of orleansIn Search of IndiaThe Conquest of MexicoPizarro