Off the Map: Tales of Endurance and Exploration

Brief Description: On John Franklin's 1820 expedition to find the North-West Passage, Michel Teroahaute cannibalized two team members and was preparing a third when he was caught and killed. When Rene la Salle set off for the Mississippi Delta in 1684, he missed the target by five hundred miles, but on landing immediately built a prison for those who fell asleep on watch. Consummate storyteller Fergus Fleming brings together these and forty-three other gripping stories in "Off the Map." Spanning three ages of exploration, it is a uniquely accessible and supremely entertaining history of adventure and endeavor. "Off the Map" recounts episodes both classic and forgotten: the "classics" are brought to life in more vivid colors than ever before; the lesser-known stories offer accounts of feats that are no less heroic or extraordinary but have long lain hidden in the undergrowth of history. From the Renaissance golden age of Columbus, da Gama, and Magellan to the twentieth-century heroics of polar explorers such as Peary, Scott, and Amundsen, this is an unforgettable journey into the annals of adventure. Marc Notes: Originally published: as Cassell's tales of endurance. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: Forty-five gripping accounts of some of the most amazing feats in the historyof exploration are divided between three ages of exploration, each of whichis prefaced by a lively essay introducing key aspects of the age in question.560 pp. Review Citations:

New York Times 08/20/2006 pg. 20 (EAN 9780802142726, Paperback)

Kliatt 11/01/2006 pg. 40 (EAN 9780802142726, Paperback) - *Starred Review

Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 85 (EAN 9780802142726, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 524 (EAN 9780802142726, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 888 (EAN 9780802142726, Paperback)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 641 (EAN 9780802142726, Paperback)

Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 99 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 87 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

New York Times 09/25/2005 pg. 9 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 06/13/2005 pg. 41 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2005 pg. 671 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Booklist 06/01/2005 pg. 1742 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Library Journal 08/15/2005 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 84 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2006 pg. 74 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 524 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 888 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 641 (EAN 9780871138996, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Fleming, Fergus FERGUS FLEMING was born in 1959 and studied at Oxford University and City University. He was a writer and editor at Time-Life Books for six years before becoming a freelance writer in 1991. His previous books are "Barrow's Boys, Ninety Degrees North, and "Killing Dragons.