Expeditions books

Journal of a Tour of Discovery Across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales in the Year 1813 was first published...  Read More >>

What did early explorers think of Elliot Bay, Seattle's major seaport, during their initial surveys in the 1840s?...  Read More >>

Offers information and advice for the adventurous traveller. This book explains why divers shouldn't wear gloves,...  Read More >>

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Strange as it may seem today, William Clark--best known as the American explorer who joined Meriwether Lewis in...  Read More >>

Strange as it may seem today, William Clark--best known as the American explorer who joined Meriwether Lewis in...  Read More >>

The veteran explorer recounts the his desperate efforts to save his crew after his ship, the Endurance, was crushed,...  Read More >>

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Worsley was a naval officer and polar explorer, best known as the captain of Shackleton's Endurance. In this book,...  Read More >>

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era  Read More >>

Cherry undertook an epic journey in the Antarctic winter to collect the eggs of the Emperor penguin. 'But we kept...  Read More >>

This true adventure tale of courage and survival tracks the dangerous expedition to Antarctica led by Sir Ernest...  Read More >>

Enhanced with over 200 rare illustrations, this thrilling firsthand account relates the tension and triumph attendant...  Read More >>

This volume examines Mongol history over the past century, embracing not only Mongolia proper but also Mongol communities...  Read More >>

During the early 1890s, William Niven's explorations in the Valley of Mexico were sponsored by the American Museum...  Read More >>

Getting stuck in wherever he goes, he learns from the Marines how to survive wildly unpredictable weather and temperatures...  Read More >>

The story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on a solo journey into the wilds of Alaska and whose body...  Read More >>

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"From 1808 to 1908 a succession of explorers and adventurers set out into the Himalayas and Tibet to discover the...  Read More >>

Based on a narrative manuscript of Johan Carl Christian Petersen, a member of Elisha Kent Kane's expedition to Greenland,...  Read More >>

Jamey Glasnovic's meandering journey to find solace in a chaotic world has already led him across three continents....  Read More >>

David Attenborough first established his current reputation on television with his Zoo Quest series, and these original...  Read More >>

Classic travel adventure for 60 yera by yacht, power boat and across travain  Read More >>