Geographical discovery & exploration books

Chronicles the life of Peter Freuchen, a wildly eccentric Dane whose insatiable curiosity and unquenchable thirst...  Read More >>

"The legendary tale of Ernest Shackleton's grueling Antarctic expedition, recounted in riveting first-person detail...  Read More >>

Finalist for the 2006 Pen Center USA Western award in creative nonfiction.  Read More >>

"The legendary tale of Ernest Shackleton's grueling Antarctic expedition, recounted in riveting first-person detail...  Read More >>

Finalist for the 2006 Pen Center USA Western award in creative nonfiction.  Read More >>

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"""Lady Hester"" is a singular written by way of Charlotte M. Yonge, a prolific English author recognised for her...  Read More >>

"""Border and Bastille"" is a historical novel penned via George A. Lawrence, a British writer recognized for his...  Read More >>

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms...  Read More >>

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

"""Abducted to Oz"" is a fascinating novel co-authored by Chris Dulabone and Robert J. Evans that transports readers...  Read More >>

"""We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part II"" is a classic children's novel authored by Juliana Horatia Ewing,...  Read More >>

"""We and the World: A Book for Boys. Part I"" is a classic children's novel authored by Juliana Horatia Ewing,...  Read More >>

Frank Love Letters is a collection of love letters written from 1943 to 1946. Based on a true story.  Read More >>

A Navy sailor recalls four years aboard a Navy ocean-going tugboat, making mistakes, facing danger from violent...  Read More >>

This is the first volume of an autobiography like no other. Fans of travel in remote places will be captivated by...  Read More >>

A groundbreaking new look at Himalaya and how climate change is re-casting one of the world's most unique geophysical,...  Read More >>

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Joshua Slocum set off alone from Boston in April 1895 and went on to join the ranks of the world's great circumnavigators....  Read More >>

"Dr. Joe is back again with his amazing life stories. Previously he completed a book on his life and gave it a title...  Read More >>

"""Early Australian Voyages,"" written by John Pinkerton, is a major historical book which compiles and documents...  Read More >>

"""The Life of Captain James Cook, the Circumnavigator,"" authored by Arthur Kitson, presents a comprehensive and...  Read More >>

Not just a history book, this little gem makes a great reader, and what a wonderful way to introduce young children...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Sylvia Vasquez-Lavado always found solace in climbing. When she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain--Everest--she...  Read More >>