Exploring The Polar Regions by Harry S. Anderson,John S. Bowman(Editor),Maurice Isserman(Editor) details from sapnaonline

- An examination of some of the earliest accounts of Egyptian and Mesopotamian explorations
- An account of Dr. David Livingstone's search for the source of the Nile River in the jungles of central Africa in 1871
- The exciting story of the ascent to the summit of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
- A description of the race to the North Pole and all that it entailed, including various explorers' theories on how to achieve this goal
- The epic saga of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery and their journey across America
- The dramatic story of the explosion that damaged Apollo 13 and the three-day struggle of the men inside, along with those in mission command on the ground, culminating in their safe return to Earth.
- and more.