LOST EXPLORERS

'Explorers have to be ready to die lost,' said Russell Hoban and hopefully they are, because many of them do. Those who seek to discover the unknown, often risk falling victim to it. Some adventurers are lost, literally, forever; some have found their hidden continent or legendary city of gold, but lost their lives. The stories in Lost Explorers are tragic, mysterious, thrilling and rip-roaring, and their subjects include heroes, villains and misguided innocents. Lost Explorers features approximately 80 adventurers who gave their lives in the cause of discovery. Each chapter discusses the adventurers chronologically, and each entry covers their career up to and including their final mission. The stories are complemented by maps, portraits, photos and extracts from diaries and letters.