Travel & Geography
In the North Woods of Maine
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Elmer Erwin Thomas
Two fifteen-year-old boys---the younger of whom may have been fourteen---decide to hunt and trap away from home in the north woods of Maine.…
Across Mongolian Plains: A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest'
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Roy Chapman Andrews
An account of a 1918 journey to Northern China by famed adventurer/paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Andrews, who was the inspiration for …
Travel Collection: Short Non-fiction
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Various
A collection of short, non-fiction travel memoirs or guides written in, or translated into, English. Material covered might be a museum, a v…
Under The Sky In California
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Charles Francis Saunders
This is a 1913 travelogue by a then-well-known botanist who wrote many books about the American Southwest and California in particular. This…
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: North America
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Frank G. Carpenter
The purpose of this book is to give to its readers a living knowledge of some of the wonders of the country and continent in which they live…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 05
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 5, articles published in 1893. Contents:Discoverers of America: Annual Address by the President, Gardine…
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
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Lafcadio Hearn
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn detailing his first impressions of the country he found so fascinat…
The Sea and the Jungle
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Henry Major Tomlinson
Considered one of the greatest travel narratives, The Sea and the Jungle is H.M. Tomlinson's firsthand account of the first journey of an En…
History of New Brunswick
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Peter Fisher
Originally published in 1825 under the title: Sketches of New Brunswick : containing an account of the first settlement of the province, wit…
Letters to a Friend, Written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879
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John Muir
When John Muir was a student in the University of Wisconsin he was a frequent caller at the house of Dr. Ezra S. Carr. The kindness shown hi…
Bohemian San Francisco
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Clarence Edgar Edwords
While describing his dining experiences throughout "Bohemian San Francisco," Clarence Edwords paints an historic panorama of Calif…
An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah
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Beth Ellis
An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah, by Beth Ellis, is a well-edited, turn-of-the-century journal documenting a young woman’s visi…
Travels in Lancashire
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Various,William Roscoe
A collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry on travels in Lancashire, England, with occasional sorties into adjacent counties. - Summary…
Ten Days in the Light of Acca
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Julia M. Grundy
This work is the story of a pilgrimage made over a hundred years ago by a group of American pilgrims. They were not headed for Canterbury, R…
Mountain Adventures in the Various Countries of the World
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John Timbs
Mountains have always been fascinating as places of special adventure. This book. first published in 1869, collects true stories of real-lif…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 03
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 3, articles published in 1891 and 1892. South America: Annual Address by the President, Gardiner G. Hubb…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 02 No. 1-2
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 1 April 1890.: * On the Telegraphic Determinations of Longitude by the Bureau of Navigation* Re…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 04
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National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Volume 4, articles published in 1892 and 1893.The Evolution of Commerce: Annual Address by the President, G…
In the Heart of Africa
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Samuel White Baker
A wonderfully readable condensation of two of Baker's earlier, longer works recounting his self-sponsored expeditions into the Dark Continen…
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car
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Thomas Dowler Murphy
In this chronicle of a summer's motoring in Britain I have not attempted a guide-book in any sense, yet the maps, together with the comments…