Exploration
Four Months in a Sneak-Box
The kind reception by the American press of the author's first journey to the great southern sea, and its republication in Great Britain and…
Im Herzen von Afrika
Schweinfurth trat 1868 im Auftrag der Humboldt-Stiftung in Berlin eine große Reise nach Afrika an. 1869 reiste er von Khartum aus nila…
Early explorations in New South Wales
In the early days of the penal colony at Sydney, rumour was rife among the convicts of another colony beyond the Blue Mountains and perhaps …
Notes on The Broads and Rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk
The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…
American Trail
The American Trail was originally broadcast in 1953 as a 13 part serial. This series chronicles American history, including the exploration …
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the March Number. It includes the following articles: Storms and Weather Forecasts…
Michigan Historical Collections
The Michigan Historical Society solicited accounts by Michigan pioneers about the early settlement of various locations, or early developmen…
The Last Voyage of the Karluk
In August 1913, the Karluk, flagship of Vilhjalmar Stefansson’s Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913–16, became trapped in the ice while saili…
Gems of the Northwest
Complete Title: "Gems of the Northwest: A Brief Description of Prominent Places of Interest Along the Lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee &…
An Excursion to the Lakes in Westmoreland and Cumberland
In the summer of 1773, lawyer and antiquarian William Hutchinson set out from his home in County Durham on a tour of the English Lake Distri…
Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland
Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant v…
A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
Mina Benson Hubbard set out in 1905 on a 576 mile canoe journey across the interior of Labrador with the assistance of four guides. Her husb…
Naufragios
"...de cuantas armadas a aquellas tierras han ido ninguna se viese en tan grandes peligros ni tuviese tan miserable y desastrado fin, n…
The Northward Course of Empire
The Northward Course of Empire was written to promote the idea of a new wave of civil expansion into the Arctic Circle, a region generally c…
A Description of New England
Captain John Smith (c. January 1580 – June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was knighted fo…
Pilgrimage to India
Ven Ajahn Bram led a group of Aussie pilgrims to India to visit the sacred places that are important locations in Buddhas life. This trip wa…
Primer viaje en torno del globo
Obra escrita por Antonio Pigafetta, cronista cuyas notas y testimonio han servido para dar a conocer la que fue la primera circunnavegaci&oa…
We
"We" is comprised of two parts. The first ten chapters (sections) where he traces his steady and remarkable genius for flying are …
The American Egypt
Arnold and Frost were English archaeologists who traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula and wrote "the first book ever written by Englishmen…
Eine Mont-Blanc-Besteigung
Paul Verne war der Bruder von Jules Verne. Er verfaßte für die Buch Reihe seines Bruders zwei Reiseberichte, die zusammen mit Jul…