Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
Vignettes of San Francisco
A collection of observations and stories about San Franciscan life - the people, the buildings, the parks, the food, the street-cars, the ba…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the July-August Number.It includes the following articles:The Venezuelan Boundary …
The Future in America
A series of travel essays by one of the most well known antiquarian authors focused on America and its persistent social, economic and devel…
American Scenery
Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description…
Cape Coddities
A message from the past from a former Cape Cod resident who delves in all things that make Cape Cod special. From explaining the adventures …
Many Gods
This is a volume of poetry by Cale Young Rice. The poems in this volume reflect Rice's experiences while travelling across Asia, and many of…
A Handy Guide for Beggars
"Being sundry explorations, made while afoot and penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pe…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the October Number.It includes the following articles:The Enchanted Mesa, by F. W.…
My Travels
This is not a family history. Family histories are invariably dull and of interest to only a few who have a belief in, and are proud of, th…
California
Henry Vizetelly, writing under the pseudonym J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, recalls an expedition to California he took between 1847-1848 . Originally,…
A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
Samuel Johnson’s wit and tongue-in-cheek expressions make this record of the economy, education and politicks [sic] of remote settlements an…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the August Number. It includes the following articles:* The Work of the National G…
Letters From America
"[Rupert Brooke] started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the January Number. It includes the Introductory by the editor, John Hyde, and the…
American Scenery
Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the January Number. It includes the following articles: The Gold Coast, Ashanti, a…
Arizona Sketches
An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in Conversation with her Physician, comprising her opinions and anecdotes of some…
In Galilee
Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá'í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he or…
A Flying Trip Around the World
In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's…