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Chasing the Phantom: In Pursuit of Myth and Meaning in the Realm of the Snow Leopard

Chasing the Phantom: In Pursuit of Myth and Meaning...

Author: Eduard Fischer
ISBN: 9781848191723
Format: Paperback
$48.99

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Harnessed to the Pole: Sledge Dogs in Service to American Explorers of the Arctic 1853-1909

Harnessed to the Pole: Sledge Dogs in Service to American...

Author: Sheila Nickerson
ISBN: 9781602232235
Format: Paperback
$71.15

In the second half of the nineteenth century, an epic race was underway in some of the most brutal stretches on...  Read More >>

Eyewitness Accounts With Scott in the Antarctic

Eyewitness Accounts With Scott in the Antarctic

Author: Herbert Ponting
ISBN: 9781445635842
Format: Paperback
$38.28

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Red Nile: The Biography of the World's Greatest River

Red Nile: The Biography of the World's Greatest River...

Author: Robert Twigger
ISBN: 9781780220932
Format: Paperback
$29.99

A rip-roaring yet intimate biography of the mighty Nile by Robert Twigger, award-winning author of ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS....  Read More >>

Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the...

Author: David Roberts
ISBN: 9780393347784
Format: Paperback
$29.95

""Gripping and superb. This book will steal the night from you."" —Laurence Gonzales, author of Deep Survival  Read More >>

The Land of the White Bear: Being a Short Account of the Pandora's Voyage during the Summer of 1875

The Land of the White Bear: Being a Short Account of...

Author: Frederick George Innes-Lillingston
ISBN: 9781108072045
Format: Paperback
$56.90

In June 1875, Pandora, a steam yacht captained by Allen Young (1827–1915), set out for the Arctic, seeking to make...  Read More >>

The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship Resolute to the Arctic Regions: In Search of Sir John Franklin and the Missing Crews of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebusand Terror

The Eventful Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ship Resolute...

Author: George Frederick McDougall
ISBN: 9781108070843
Format: Paperback
$113.82

Published in 1857, this is the journal of George Frederick McDougall (c.1825–71). He served as master aboard H.M.S....  Read More >>

Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberia: With a Narrative of a Residence in China

Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberia: With a Narrative...

Author: Peter Dobell
ISBN: 9781108070867
Format: Paperback
$85.36

An Irish-born adventurer in Russian service, Peter Dobell (1772–1852) embarked in 1812 on a long journey from Kamchatka...  Read More >>

Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberia: With a Narrative of a Residence in China

Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberia: With a Narrative...

Author: Peter Dobell
ISBN: 9781108070850
Format: Paperback
$85.36

An Irish-born adventurer in Russian service, Peter Dobell (1772–1852) embarked in 1812 on a long journey from Kamchatka...  Read More >>

Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing?

Captain Francis Crozier: Last Man Standing?

Author: Michael Smith
ISBN: 9781848891937
Format: Paperback
$31.02

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Dog Days - Tales from an American Road Trip

Dog Days - Tales from an American Road Trip

Author: Andrew Thompson
ISBN: 9781908824448
Format: Paperback
$26.37

Experience the pain and ecstasy of a 15,000 mile road trip through the US by car and Greyhound bus, known as the...  Read More >>

Captain Bungle's Odyssey: Single Handed Round the World

Captain Bungle's Odyssey: Single Handed Round the World...

Author: Paddy Macklin
ISBN: 9780955948329
Format: Paperback
$66.00

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An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound: In Search of Friends with Sir John Franklin

An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound:...

Author: Robert Anstruther Goodsir
ISBN: 9781108071659
Format: Paperback
$59.49

First published in 1850, this short account by Robert Anstruther Goodsir (1823–95) describes the 1849 mission in...  Read More >>

Vietnam - Journey of Unexpected Delights

Vietnam - Journey of Unexpected Delights

Author: Susan Rogers
ISBN: 9780992863418
Format: Paperback
$19.56

What would you do if you were travelling alone believing that you were joining a tour group for a holiday, only...  Read More >>

Death Wins in the Arctic: The Lost Winter Patrol of 1910

Death Wins in the Arctic: The Lost Winter Patrol of...

Author: Kerry Karram
ISBN: 9781459717534
Format: Paperback
$36.20

A four-man patrol from the North West Mounted Police left Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, heading for Dawson...  Read More >>

Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery Places

Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery Places

Author: Bill Streever
ISBN: 9780316105323
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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Chasing Shackleton: Re-Creating the World's Greatest Journey of Survival

Chasing Shackleton: Re-Creating the World's Greatest...

Author: Tim Jarvis
ISBN: 9780062282736
Format: Hardback
$92.40

"""First published as Shackleton's epic in 2013 in Australia by HarperCollins Publishers Australia""--T.p. verso."...  Read More >>

Touch the Sky

Touch the Sky

Author: Tess Burrows ,  Hilda Ellen Zenfell
ISBN: 9781903070895
Format: Paperback
$25.85

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Improbable Women: Five Who Explored the Middle East

Improbable Women: Five Who Explored the Middle East...

Author: William Woods Cotterman
ISBN: 9780815610236
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Examines the lives of five women writers, all upper-class British women, who rebelled against the conventions of...  Read More >>

The Summit: How Triumph Turned to Tragedy on K2's Deadliest Days

The Summit: How Triumph Turned to Tragedy on K2's Deadliest...

Author: Pat Falvey ,  Pemba Gyalje Sherpa
ISBN: 9781847176431
Format: Hardback
$59.49

On 1 August 2008, thirty-four climbers from seven international expeditions joined forces in their attempt to reach...  Read More >>

Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration

Author: John Byron
ISBN: 9781108065368
Format: Paperback
$56.90

First published in 1768, this dramatic account by naval officer John Byron (1723-86) recounts the five harrowing...  Read More >>

Fort Phantom Hill: The Mysterious Ruins on the Clear Fork of The Brazos River

Fort Phantom Hill: The Mysterious Ruins on the Clear...

Author: Bill Wright ,  William Parker Wright
ISBN: 9781933337586
Format: Paperback
$65.87

The history of Fort Phantom Hill is an interesting saga of defense, a story of both political necessity and individual...  Read More >>

The Dutch in the Arctic Seas: A Dutch Arctic Expedition and Route

The Dutch in the Arctic Seas: A Dutch Arctic Expedition...

Author: Samuel Richard van Campen
ISBN: 9781108066501
Format: Paperback
$77.60

Despite Holland's rich history as a major maritime power, by the time this work first appeared in 1876 the Dutch...  Read More >>

A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic Africa

A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles through Islamic...

Author: Steve Kemper
ISBN: 9780393346237
Format: Paperback
$27.95

"""Kemper’s majestic account of Barth’s journey restores the reputation of an explorer who was as passionate about...  Read More >>

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