Behind the Ranges

Tales of Explorers, Pioneers and Travellers
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-13526-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 147 g

First published in 1940, this book by E. E. Reynolds was specifically designed for young readers. It offers ten short narratives, drawn from history, which follow different explorers in their adventures around the world. Subjects such as shipwrecks, fires at sea, encounters with indigenous people, scaling the Andes mountain range, and exploring the Arctic, are all treated in a lively manner, though Reynolds' writing also reflects some of the cultural and ethnocentric biases of his time. Containing hand-drawn maps and full-page illustrations, this book serves as an example of popular texts for young readers from the first half of the twentieth century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reynolds, E. E.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tresilian, S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Märchen, Mythen, Sagen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Canada: outwitting the Red Indians; 2. China: imprisoned in China; 3. West Africa: on the road to Timbuktu; 4. Arctic: a desperate venture; 5. Atlantic: fire at sea; 6. United States: the dark and bloody ground; 7. Siberia: the unknown Siberia; 8. South America: the great Andes of the Equator; 9. Pacific: murder of an explorer; 10. Antarctic: eight hundred miles in an open boat.