Travel & Geography

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 05

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National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 5, articles published in 1893. Contents:Discoverers of America: Annual Address by the President, Gardine…

The Sea and the Jungle

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Henry Major Tomlinson


Considered one of the greatest travel narratives, The Sea and the Jungle is H.M. Tomlinson's firsthand account of the first journey of an En…

History of New Brunswick

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Peter Fisher


Originally published in 1825 under the title: Sketches of New Brunswick : containing an account of the first settlement of the province, wit…

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series

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Lafcadio Hearn


Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a collection of essays by Lafcadio Hearn detailing his first impressions of the country he found so fascinat…

Letters to a Friend, Written to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr, 1866-1879

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John Muir


When John Muir was a student in the University of Wisconsin he was a frequent caller at the house of Dr. Ezra S. Carr. The kindness shown hi…

Bohemian San Francisco

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Clarence Edgar Edwords


While describing his dining experiences throughout "Bohemian San Francisco," Clarence Edwords paints an historic panorama of Calif…

An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah

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Beth Ellis


An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah, by Beth Ellis, is a well-edited, turn-of-the-century journal documenting a young woman’s visi…

Travels in Lancashire

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Various,William Roscoe


A collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry on travels in Lancashire, England, with occasional sorties into adjacent counties. - Summary…

Ten Days in the Light of Acca

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Julia M. Grundy


This work is the story of a pilgrimage made over a hundred years ago by a group of American pilgrims. They were not headed for Canterbury, R…

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…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 02 No. 1-2

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National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 1 April 1890.: * On the Telegraphic Determinations of Longitude by the Bureau of Navigation* Re…

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…

Mountain Adventures in the Various Countries of the World

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John Timbs


Mountains have always been fascinating as places of special adventure. This book. first published in 1869, collects true stories of real-lif…

British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car

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Thomas Dowler Murphy


In this chronicle of a summer's motoring in Britain I have not attempted a guide-book in any sense, yet the maps, together with the comments…

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…

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 …

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…

In the Heart of Africa

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Samuel White Baker


A wonderfully readable condensation of two of Baker's earlier, longer works recounting his self-sponsored expeditions into the Dark Continen…

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the…

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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 …

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…

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