Geographical discovery & exploration books

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 >>

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How is it that adventure just seems to find some people? For photographer and traveler David Barron, the secret...  Read More >>

This book is written from 20 year old fuzzy memories. Most, if not all spoken words were paraphrased and actual...  Read More >>

From the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning historian, the colorful, dramatic story of Charles Darwin's journey...  Read More >>

From the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning historian, the colorful, dramatic story of Charles Darwin's journey...  Read More >>

Secret Geographies is a memoir set in Butte, Montana, that vivid Western community created by - and ravaged by -...  Read More >>

Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends...  Read More >>

This book in not an autobiography but instead is a book filled with life experiences from which the author recognizes...  Read More >>

"Embark on a thrilling journey with Sparrow, a young adventurer with a thirst for knowledge and a heart of gold....  Read More >>

For over 28 years, David Thompson explored and mapped the uncharted wilds of North America. By 1812, he had surveyed...  Read More >>

"Winner of the 2020 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Classic! In this coming-of-middle-age memoir, Kim Heacox,...  Read More >>

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

Jim Corbett is world famous for his classic Man-eater stories. However, the three volumes collected here show a...  Read More >>

A biography of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York...  Read More >>

"""This is edited, augmented and reformatted version of ""What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile""...  Read More >>

"Journey Under His Wings is a captivating story of Tabitha, a young Bantu South African woman, who escaped getting...  Read More >>

I'm a cat, i live with Joana and Nuno that i adore but one day they decided something really amazing!  Read More >>

Throughout history countless men and women have 'made a difference'. This book is a compilation of articles about...  Read More >>

From the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning historian, the colorful, dramatic story of Charles Darwin's journey...  Read More >>

The Russians in the Arctic (1958) examines Soviet attitudes towards the Arctic, its exploration and opening for...  Read More >>

Fast paced and funny, Chris Howard's tales of a medical life make great reading. The book starts in the 1960s Liverpool...  Read More >>

""A landmark work of narrative history that shatters our previous Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery...  Read More >>

A bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving forward across an adventurous and volatile...  Read More >>

Sea of Pearls tells the story of pearl fishing in the Gulf, and the role that this timeless industry played in global...  Read More >>