Adventure books

Experience the thrill of 19th-century South Africa in J. Percy-Groves's ""The War of the Axe: Adventures in South...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1884 Original Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Co. Subjects:...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1922 Original Publisher: Little, Brown Subjects:...  Read More >>

Embark on a thrilling journey through early 20th-century China in Samuel Merwin's ""In Red and Gold,"" a captivating...  Read More >>

Experience the tumultuous 17th century in ""The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2),"" Henryk Sienkiewicz's sweeping historical...  Read More >>

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find...  Read More >>

Based upon many real people, places, and events in the Southwest of England that the author was families with, this...  Read More >>

Excerpt: ...from the water percolating at their heads, to distribute the fine silt of crushed, muddy ore evenly...  Read More >>

Experience the thrill of the Wild West in Colonel Prentiss Ingraham's ""Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer: The Stranger...  Read More >>

Victor Ollnee's discipline (1911). This book, Victor Ollnee's discipline, by Hamlin Garland, is a replication...  Read More >>

H. G. Wells's ""The First Men in the Moon"" invites readers on a thrilling journey beyond Earth. This classic work...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1915 Original Publisher: Grosset  Read More >>

""The Graysons: A Story of Illinois"" by Edward Eggleston offers a compelling glimpse into 19th-century small-town...  Read More >>

Experience the thrill of the Confederate cavalry in ""Raiding with Morgan,"" a gripping work of historical fiction...  Read More >>

""Saint Abe and His Seven Wives: A Tale of Salt Lake City, With A Bibliographical Note"" by Robert Buchanan offers...  Read More >>

A novel first published in 1915 by the American novelist and Chicago newspaperman, lawyer and politician which features...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

The White Hand and the Black: A Story of the Natal Rising  Read More >>

Set sail on the Mississippi with Raymond S. Spears's ""The River Prophet,"" a thrilling adventure set against the...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

""Captured by the Navajos"" offers a compelling glimpse into a tumultuous period of American history. This historical...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Dive into the exhilarating undersea journey aboard the submarine of the eccentric Captain Nemo with this collectible...  Read More >>

Return to a simpler time with James A. Cooper's ""Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper: A Story of Cape Cod."" This classic work...  Read More >>

 Read More >>