... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Liv... ... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ..." "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made ... ...O EXTENDED VOYAGES. COMPRISING ALSO AN AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA By the Viking Sea-Rovers, and Its Settlement by the Scandinavi... ...NGS AND LARGE DOUBLE-PACE COLORED PLATES, DRAWN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS WORK BY AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS ARTISTS. PUBLISHED AND MANUFA... ...y -- Discovery of the West Indies by Carthaginians -- Hamilcar's voyage to the North seas -- Wonderful lands and fountains -- Astounding adventures of... ...sea-birds -- Discovery of a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A northwest passage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destr... ...ariably ate the slain. Yet further south of these the survivor represented the climate as temperate and the people as more highly cultivated than any ... ...s large as the ships of the Portuguese, and much better adapted for a tropical climate, since they do not become leaky. With ever active interest, the...

...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- ...