Explorers

""Mr. [Matthew] Lockwood takes a positive attitude, presenting tales of unsung (and under-sung) historical figures.… [B]y illuminating the crisscross nature of peregrination through the stories of people who engaged in it, Explorers achieves its hedgehog end."" -- Meghan Cox Gurdon - Wall Street Journal ""In this expansive and compassionate account, we find the lost voices of Indigenous guides, female voyagers, immigrants, and kidnapped and enslaved persons whose experiences have long been overlooked. Explorers: A New History is a long overdue reckoning that strips away the old trope of heroic conquerors without losing a sense of awe, curiosity, and wonder."" -- Melissa L. Sevigny, author of Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon ""Expansive and playful, this book is a mediation on the dense history of human urge to explore. Matthew Lockwood brings together the globe in reminding us that there is no one time, one place, or one person with an exclusive pleasure of curiosity. A homage to the adventures of our world ancestors—and to our own."" -- Ruby Lal, author of Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan and Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan ""An examination of the travels of both famous and less-known individuals that seeks to redefine the meaning of exploration. As it thoughtfully demystifies and democratizes the concept of exploration, Lockwood’s book reminds readers that discovery itself is ‘not unidirectional and never belongs to a single group of people.’"" -- Kirkus Reviews ""A concise and appealing history."" -- Booklist ""A surprising history of exploration featuring a new cast including fugitives, indigenous pathfinders, and immigrants that celebrates the universal qualities of discovery."" -- Panio Gianopoulos - Next Big Idea Club