Travel & Geography
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…
Our National Parks
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John Muir
This book is a collection of sketches first published in the Atlantic Monthly magazine and gathered into book form in 1901. The focus here i…
In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World by Elizabeth Bisland
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Elizabeth Bisland
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…
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…
A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
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Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson’s wit and tongue-in-cheek expressions make this record of the economy, education and politicks [sic] of remote settlements an…
Diversions in Sicily
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Henry Festing Jones
Samuel Butler's biographer dedicates his urbane account of the culture and entertainments of rural Sicily to the unborn son of his guide to …
China
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Frank G. Carpenter
Another fascinating in-depth look at the largest country in the world. Its cities, peoples, culture and industry. (Summary by Betty B)
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.3
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Aimé Bonpland, Alexander von Humboldt and Alexander Von Humboldt
Volume 3, the final volume of the “Personal Narrative”, records the travels of Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland …
Three Days On The Ohio River
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William A Alcott and William A. Alcott
This 1854 narration of a trip upon the Ohio River in a steamboat from Cincinnati to Pittsburg gives a picture of travel in a different time…
Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country, Vol. I
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Ernst Dieffenbach
“Let the reader imagine a deep lake of a blue colour, surrounded by verdant hills; in the lake several islets, some showing the bare rock, o…
The Hawaiian Archipelago
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Isabella L. Bird
Six months among the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands. - Summary by Isabella Bird
In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers
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Frederick Schwatka
An adventurer and explorer of no mean repute, Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka leads an expedition by mule train into the forbidding Sierra Mad…
Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789
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Arthur Young
Arthur Young, an English agriculturist, set out to write a travelogue on the state of agriculture in France and found himself in the midst o…
The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators
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Hendrik Van Loon
This is a story of magnificent failures. The men who equipped the expeditions of which I shall tell you the story died in the poorhouse. The…
The Turkish Embassy Letters (selection)
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont) was an English aristocrat and woman of letters. In 1716, she accompanied her husband to Vi…
The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies
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Eva March Tappan
This is the eleventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March…
The Itinerary of John Leland in or About the Years 1535-1543
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John Leland
John Leland's 'Itinerary' was the product of several journeys around England and Wales undertaken between 1538 and 1543. The manuscript is m…
Italian Hours
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Henry James
A loving recollection of the writer’s experiences, over many decades, of Italian places, people and art. - Summary by barbara2
Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas
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Frank G. Carpenter
Travel stories of the land "Down Under" from 100 years ago. Native life and scenery and commerce of islands such as Tonga and Fiji…
California Desert Trails
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Joseph Smeaton Chase
"I fell an easy prey to the beckonings of the other principal feature of California's topography, the dreamy, dreary desert. Long ago, …