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…
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…
The Story of Geographical Discovery
From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole, Jacobs tells the adventure story of the discovery of the different lands and…
Farthest North
Covers the life of Lieutenant James Booth Lockwood with emphasis on his attempt to reach "Farthest North" as part of the Greely Ex…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the March Number. It includes the following articles: Storms and Weather Forecasts…
Little Masterpieces of Science
"The love of adventure, the expectation of the unexpected, have ever prompted men stout of heart, and ready of resource, to brave the p…
Michigan Historical Collections
The Michigan Historical Society solicited accounts by Michigan pioneers about the early settlement of various locations, or early developmen…
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…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, April 1898, the Klondike Number.It includes the following articles:The Nor…
The Voyagers
In this 1926 Newbery Honor Book, Pádraic Colum gathers several little-known folk lore tales of exploration on the Atlantic Ocean and …
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, the March Number.It includes the following articles:Dwellings of the Saga-…
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…
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 …
Invention And Discovery
"In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the history of discovery, and the lives an…
The Land of Midian
The plain unvarnished tale of the travel in Midian, undertaken by the second Expedition, which, like the first, owes all to the liberality a…
Maw's Vacation
Times has changed! Maw has only known hard work her whole life. She’s been married to Paw for 40 years, helping raise crops, raising childre…
Stories of South Pole Adventure
The famous search for the North-West Passage led many daring pioneers to penetrate into the unknown and to brave the dread perils of the Arc…
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 &…
In the Andamans and Nicobars
A glimpse of the indigenous people, rich flora and fauna and the beauty of the islands as recorded by a zoologist, which are fast depleting …
Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore, and China
The Work now given to the Public is the result of a series of recent excursions into the interior of the Colony of New South Wales, at inter…