Expeditions books

This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled...  Read More >>

Reproduction of the original: A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar by George Bethune English  Read More >>

Arctic and Antarctic travel writing has been enormously popular for the last 300 years. Emphasizing themes of endurance,...  Read More >>

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In this engaging tale of movement from one hemisphere to another, we see doctors at work attending to their often...  Read More >>

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A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, Organized by Ismail, Khedive...  Read More >>

Provides a detailed and fascinating account of Antarctic exploration in the early twentieth century. Starting with...  Read More >>

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Brings to life the realities of the region's history, culture, politics and people. In this travelogue, the author...  Read More >>

Willem Barents' wintering on Novaya Zemlya in 1596-1597 is associated with the blossoming of Dutch commerce and...  Read More >>

"""Something to please every shade of taste for armchair adventure.""—Booklist, Top 10 Literary Travel Books"  Read More >>

Story of the expedition's efforts both to prevent and cure venereal disease on the wilderness trail.  Read More >>

The Lynch Expedition was the first and last US Navy expedition into the storied waters of the Dead Sea.  Read More >>

Divided into geographical sections, this book presents a comprehensive anthology of the writing of explorers through...  Read More >>

Hugh Clapperton, Scottish explorer and diplomat, made two expeditions into the interior of West Africa, the first...  Read More >>

In 1930, two novice paddlers launched a second-hand 18-foot canvas canoe into the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling...  Read More >>

John Ledyard saw more of the world than any other person in the 18th century. This collection includes the journals...  Read More >>

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Paquita Delprat and explorer Douglas Mawson became engaged on the eve of his 1911 Antarctic expedition. Mawson was...  Read More >>

"""The amazing true story of a doomed Arctic voyage-- and the secrets preserved in ice""--Cover."  Read More >>

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John Washington Price was the surgeon of the transport Minerva, which sailed from Cork for Sydney in 1799 carrying...  Read More >>

Sets out the genetics, diet and exercise that enable humans to perform at their peak. The author analyses individual...  Read More >>