Amanda Mitchison: 2 books
David Livingstone
The legendary explorer of Africa
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Born a poor Glasgow cotton-mill worker, David grew up to become a great explorer and hero of his time.
This is his incredible story. The tough man of Victorian Britain would stop at nothing in his determination to be the first white man to explore Africa, even if it meant dragging his wife...
The Story of Isambard Brunel
The man who built Briton
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
From tunnels and railways to bridges and ships, Isambard Kingdom Brunel would stop at nothing to realise his amazing engineering ideas.
Born at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Brunel had a brilliant brain for design, and never tired of building new and exciting things – the deepest...