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History's Greatest Voyages of Exploration

By: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
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Mutiny. Disease. Starvation. Cannibals. From the ancient wayfarers to modern astronauts, world explorers have blazed trails fraught with danger. Yet, as History's Greatest Voyages of Exploration vividly demonstrates, exploration continues to be one of humanity's deepest impulses.

Across 24 lectures that unveil the process by which we came to know the far reaches of our planet, you'll witness the awe-inspiring and surprisingly interconnected tale of global exploration. An award-winning history professor from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, revolutionizes how you view the world as he introduces you to some of the greatest and most influential explorers ever known-successful as well as unsuccessful, admirable as well as flawed. You'll be spellbound as you learn of the treacherous, at times fatal, expeditions into the unknown these adventurers embarked upon, whether to the frozen Poles, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, the ocean's depths, or the final frontier of space.

Through it all, you consider what drove these intrepid individuals, from proselytizing and pilgrimage to the lure of wealth, conquest, fame, and new lands, as evidenced by the Vikings' arrival in North America; Marco Polo's journey along the Silk Road to China; Christopher Columbus' "Enterprise of the Indies"; the conquistadors' ravages in Latin America; and the tiny kingdom of Portugal's triumphant circumnavigation of Africa to seize control of trade in the Indian Ocean.

In every lesson, you'll follow these fascinating figures - including several remarkable women - as they venture into uncharted territory and put themselves, and often their crews, in dire peril. With Professor Liulevicius' uniquely global approach, you also get a meaningful portrait of the travels of non-Westerners, as well as the perspectives of discovered people.

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This is a very interesting set of lectures. It is as much about why people explore as the explorers themselves.

Very informative

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couldn't put the 'book's down and learnt a lot. I'll certainly be looking up some of the adventures to learn about them in more detail.

fantastic

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Truly excellent, truly fascinating and, at times, magical. This series of lectures takes you from the ancient Greek explorer, Pytheas, all the way up to the moon and down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. You dont know about the history of exploration until you hear it.

This lecture series rocks!

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Good, easy-to-listen-to lecture style. Fascinating material, lots of stories of human endeavour with personal elements. Included journeys I had heard about (Columbus, Da Gama, Cook) and several I had never heard of. Even those of less historical impact were still interesting. Would definitely recommend.

Great listening & learning experience

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A less detailed and more concise series than I am used to from Great Courses but worked really well in this instance. Each lecture covers an explorer or several explorers in a different age. Enthusiastic presenter. I was never bored.

Really good, concise

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Inspirational stories of exploration and how these explorers have shaped us. Mostly a European and Mediterranean view but Asian explorers also get their stories told.

Inspirational perspective on history

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Having listened to almost all of Vejas' audiobooks for some reason I wasn't that interested in this title & only really listened as being part of the free titles in the Plus titles. Yet this has exceeded all expectations & is absolute Class. Fast moving yet seamless between episodes, shifting between continents, cultures, empires, countries, motivations. It ties together, not only the impulse to exploration, but also something of the big picture of our history itself.

Expansive & Entertaining overview of exploration

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brilliant lecture, easy to listen to and full of really interesting knowledge. will listen to again!

amazing

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educational, inspiring and well worth listening to.
the are a lot more explorers than we learnt at school.

eye opening

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A great course. Very informative and a good reader. Enough detail in each story to keep you looking forward to the next episode.

Very interesting series

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