Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the December Number. It includes the following articles: The Geography of the Sout…
Florida Trails
American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, has given us such accounts as Wild Pastures, Wood Wanderings, and White Mountain Trails now he takes …
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in Conversations with her Physician, comprising her opinions and anecdotes of som…
Rambles in New Zealand
John Carne Bidwill came out to Sydney in 1838 to represent his family's mercantile business. Finding that he had time on his hands he decide…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, June 1898, the Philippines Number.It includes the following articles:The P…
The National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:The Rivers and Valleys of PennsylvaniaTopographic M…
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 National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 3:The Arctic Cruise of the U.S.S. Thetis in the Summer and Autumn of 1889.The Law of Storms, co…
Short Nonfiction Collection
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. President Theodore Roosevelt, in a 1903 speech, declared that "The future welfare …
Carpenter's World Travels
A travelogue through the countries of France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden for young and old alike. Interesting big cities a…
The Story of Sitka
The Author recounts life in the great northwest in Sitka, Alaska "Sitka of the Russians" a century ago with insights into Sitka's …
History of the Kingdom of Siam
Turpin's History of Siam, published at Paris in the year 1771 consists of two volumes, the first of which deals merely with the natural Hist…
An Inland Voyage
As a young man, Stevenson wished to be financially independent and began his literary career by writing travelogues. This is his first publi…
Songs of Sea and Sail
Thomas Fleming Day was an American sailboat designer and sailboat racer. He was the founding editor of Rudder, a monthly magazine about boat…
Letters from England
Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamic years in European history. As …
The Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances
The Desert by John Charles Van Dyke, published in 1901, is a lush, poetic description of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "…
Prowling About Panama
In 1903, Panama became a brand new state in Central America by seceding from Colombia in order to facilitate the construction of the Panama …
How to Camp Out
Advice on camp gear, clothing, cooking, hiking, and other topics. Much of the book remains good and sensible advice today, but modern reader…
Stories of California
This is a collection of short sketches about the state of California. They cover everything from historical vignettes to stories of the flo…
The Famous Missions of California
Naturalist William Henry Hudson was born in Argentina of immigrant parents from England, and later settled there. He published books on orn…