Exploration
A Voyage to the South Sea
A Voyage to the South Sea, undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose of conveying the Bread-fruit tree to the West Indies, in Hi…
The Book of the Ocean
The Book of the Ocean is precisely what its title promises. It contains a rather broad overview of all topics connected to the ocean, such a…
In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers
An adventurer and explorer of no mean repute, Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka leads an expedition by mule train into the forbidding Sierra Mad…
My Life at Sea
The author began his life at sea in sailing-ships, in the age of the Black Ball liners, the Baltimore clipper-ships, and those perfect speci…
The Mystery of Easter Island
To this day, Easter Island, with its magnificent stone structures, remains an enigma. Katherine Routledge was part of an exhaustive archaeol…
Explorers and Travellers
“Explorers and Travellers” is a collection of short biographies of some of America’s intrepid explorers. Adolphus W. Greely writes brief but…
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology by Gaston Maspero serves as a comprehensive guide to the rich history and artifacts of ancient Egypt. Origina…
Pioneer work in the Alps of New Zealand
“Situated as we were at Camp 2, in fine rata bush, with a luxuriant undergrowth of tree-ferns and other plants - which in England would be c…
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs
The Barbary pirates, sometimes called Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers who operated from…
A Gringo In Mañana-Land
Foster was a World War I veteran, world wanderer, journalist, embassy attaché, stoker on ships, miner, stowaway, bandit’s prisoner in…
Lift-Luck on Southern Roads
Here for you is the tale of my latest solitary ramble. The journey covers, as you shall see, some two hundred odd miles, through five southe…
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China
An account by Scottish botanist of his journey to China to discover the secret of producing tea and securing plants for propagation outside…
How It Flies
In these pages, by means of simple language and suitable pictures, the author has told the story of the Ships of the Air. He has explained t…
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville
Benjamin Bonneville spent the years 1832 to 1835 on the adventure of a lifetime, leading an expedition of trapping, trading, and exploring i…
From the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow Sea
A record of a voyage of discovery and adventure, beginning in Siberia and continuing to Northern China in the late 19th Century. - Summary b…
The Third Voyage of James Cook
Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a yo…
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
Having disproved the myth of Terra Australis Incognita (The unknown Southern Continent), Cook returns to New Zealand via the Friendly Island…
A Woman's Journey Round the World
Ida Laura Pfeiffer was an Austrian traveler and travel book author, one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated i…
The Romance of Modern Invention
This is a volume of exploration into the newest inventions of the turn of the previous century. Journalist Archibald Williams walks the read…
The Story of the Trapper
Canadian outdoors-woman and popular author Agnes Laut vividly portrays the men who braved the western wildernesses of Canada and U.S. year-a…