Intrepid!
Nine of the World's Greatest Adventurers Forgotten by History
Will be published approx. on 17. September 2026
270 pages
E-Book
978-1-80399-758-2 (ISBN)
Description
Everyone knows about Sir Ernest Shackleton or Amelia Earhart, but there are many adventurers whose accomplishments rival those of the most celebrated explorers, yet most people have never heard of them. This new account tells the true but little-known stories of five men and four women who once made world headlines but have virtually disappeared from the historical record. They are a complex mix of heroes and villains when looked at through a modern-day lens, but all pushed the boundaries of their time accomplishing something truly extraordinary, the lessons of which remain relevant today. Driven by fortune, glory, wanderlust, and an insane desire to achieve the impossible, each of these adventurers had to grapple with unexpected twists, brushes with death, disease, disaster, and treachery. Their accomplishments will both surprise the reader and leave them shaking their head in wonder while asking: "What in the world were they thinking?"
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Illustrations
5 Maps; 25 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-80399-758-2 (9781803997582)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
approx. 09/2026
The History Press Ltd
€25.00
Not yet published
Person
JOHN J. GEOGHEGAN is a journalist, author, and editor whose articles have appeared in the New York Times Science section, WIRED, Popular Science, and the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine. He has featured in a number of interviews and documentaries, and has previously written When Giants Ruled the Sky and White Elephant Technology for The History Press.
