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Beyond the Known

by Andrew Rader · 2019

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"A survey of the history and future of human exploration, replete with fun facts about the results of cultural exchanges and the discovery of new frontiers"—

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geographygeographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
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medium · 352 pages

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