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Extraordinary Explorers: The Accidental Explorers, Women of the World, Scientific Explorers 3 Volume Set
Extraordinary Explorers The Accidental Explorers Women of the World Scientific Explorers 3 Volume Set Author:Rebecca Stefoff Women of the World looks at eight women whose heroic journeys added to the world's geographic knowledge: Ida Pfeiffer, an 19th century women with "an insatiable desire to travel" who circled the world--twice, Fanny Bullock Workman, the world's foremost woman moutaineer, an early feminist, and one of the most controversial figures in modern geogr... more »aphy, and Alexandra David-Neel, the first western woman to enter Lhasa, the Forbidden City of Tibet.« less