Expeditions books

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The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration....  Read More >>

Pitted against formidable natural forces, the author and his team faced unrelenting winds with speeds of up to two...  Read More >>

Written by one of its survivors, this book tells the moving and dramatic story of the disastrous Scott expedition....  Read More >>

The story of the Terra Nova expedition is one of survival in the Antarctic. Levick's journal adds to this record...  Read More >>

This two-volume work by Phillip Parker King (1791–1856) was published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817–22...  Read More >>

This two-volume work by Phillip Parker King (1791–1856) was published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817–22...  Read More >>

Benjamin Leigh Smith discovered and named dozens of islands in the Arctic but published no account of his pioneering...  Read More >>

Written by Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary, this two-volume memoir, published in 1898, recounts his exploration...  Read More >>

Written by Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary, this two-volume memoir, published in 1898, recounts his exploration...  Read More >>

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This is a comprehensive history of Antarctica from the earliest human contact through to the present. It covers...  Read More >>

An account of Harry Karstens, who was the actual - if unheralded - leader of the Hudson Stuck Expedition that was...  Read More >>

Carol Young set herself a challenge in 2004, to walk the length of Britain. The experience proved rewarding and...  Read More >>

A compelling insight into the lives of the great polar explorers, through the eyes of the women who inspired them...  Read More >>

A classic book from the bestselling travel writer and historian, Charles Allen, author of Plain Tales from the Raj,...  Read More >>

French explorer, author and legislator Gabriel Bonvalot (1853–1933) received funding from the French government...  Read More >>

The diplomat and M.P. William Hamilton (1805–67) was also a keen geologist and a protégé of Sir Roderick Murchison....  Read More >>

The Arctic explorer John Franklin (1786–1847), who died on his third expedition in search of the North-West Passage,...  Read More >>

Published in 1792, this is the second of three volumes describing the author's experiences as a trader and explorer...  Read More >>

In this two-volume 1841 work, Sir George Grey (1812–98) writes about two expeditions to North–West Australia that...  Read More >>

First published in 1861, this biography of Arctic scientist and clergyman William Scoresby (1789–1857) was written...  Read More >>

Published in 1889, this journal recounts the voyage made by Richard Collinson (1811–83) in 1850–5 to discover the...  Read More >>

In this two-volume 1841 work, Sir George Grey (1812–98) writes about two expeditions to North-West Australia that...  Read More >>

Published in 1792, this is the last of three volumes describing the author's experiences as a trader and explorer...  Read More >>