Steven Seitel
Round About a Great Estate
John Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) wrote of country life, natural history, and agricultural practice at a time when the industrial revolutio…
A History of California: The American Period
The Author's own summary surveys “first the faint awakenings of American interest in the Spanish province of Alta California. The New Englan…
Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America
In the 1890's, three American adventurers in search of warmer weather explore Central and South American cities by steamship and on horsebac…
In the Wake of the Buccaneers
Ah, the Buccaneers... “We hear much of the bold, wild ways of these adventurers; Perchance it is the fact that we all appreciate bravery—and…
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
This book was first published in 1912. It is a simplified English translation of the author's Från pol till pol: genom Asien och Europ…
The Wild North Land, The Story of a Winter Journey with Dogs across Northern North America
This book was published in 1910.Not only do Mad Dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun, but it seems that sometimes they venture into…
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…
Tutankhamen: and the Discovery of His Tomb by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Carter
(From the Introduction) “Never before in the history of archaeological inquiry has any event excited such immediate and world-wide interest …
The Wreck of the Corsaire
This book was published in 1897. When cabin passenger Mr. Catesby climbs into the rigging of the Ruby in search of cooler air, he is struck …
The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known
This book was first published in 1897. It's a short work, but it encompasses a vast subject—nothing less than determining the detailed geogr…
The Last Secrets
The author, John Buchan, maintains that "the main lines of the earth's architecture have been determined" during the first two dec…