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John Wesley Powell always had the spirit of adventure in him. As a young man, he traveled all over the United States exploring. When the Civil War began, Powell went to fight for the Union, and even after he lost most of his right arm, he continued to fight until the war was over. In 1869, he embarked with the Colorado River Exploring Expedition-- ten men in four boats-- to float through the Grand Canyon. Ten explorers went in, but only six came out....
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Offers a history of the Arctic expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage of Captain Franklin and his HMS "Terror," and how the mystery of what truly happened to Franklin and his crew on their 1845 voyage was finally solved nearly two centuries later. Readers take on the role of captain, tasked with reading and considering historical evidence, intelligence from Inuit knowledge keepers, archeologists, and forensic scientists to piece together...
9) Daniel Boone
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A graphic retelling of the life of pioneer explorer Daniel Boone.