Scottish doctor and explorer John Rae is a controversial figure in the history of the Arctic. He began his career with the Hudson's Bay Company as a surgeon in Moose Factory, Ontario, where he learned to survey, live off the land, and...
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- Author:Rae, John, McGoogan, KenSummary:
- Author:Stevenson, Robert LouisSummary:
In 1874, Stevenson left Edinburgh for San Francisco to join his fiancee. A shrewd and sympathetic observer, he produced the best account ever written of the passage to the New World.
- Author:Levinson, Adam ValenSummary:
Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson set out to "learn about the world 9/11 made us fear." From a base in globalized and sterilized Abu Dhabi, he sets out to lunch in Taliban territory in...
- Author:Theroux, PaulSummary:
Quintessential travel articles and thoughtful essays by the observant, witty and skeptical travel writer and novelist. Part One: 1964-1978 includes: Winter in Africa; Leper Colony; V.S. Naipaul; Memories of Old Afghanistan; The Night...
- Author:McLean, Maria ColettaSummary:
Escape to Italy with this heartwarming memoir. Every summer Maria and her husband, Bob, went to their little house in the Italian village of Supino, and every year it was a new adventure. Only in Supino would you find a pizzeria in a...
- Author:Hansen, EricSummary:
Outfitted with a pair of ratty sand shoes and a knapsack full of trade goods, Eric Hansen set off to cross the rainforest of Borneo, one of the last places on earth largely untouched by Western civilization. For seven months Hansen...
- Author:WILSON, Lady SarahSummary:
Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson was the aunt of Winston Spencer Churchill. In 1899 she became the first woman war correspondent when she was recruited to cover the Siege of Mafeking for the Daily Mail during the Boer War. She moved...
- Author:West, CharlesSummary:
Joel McAllister, a former lieutenant in the Confederate Army, takes his steadfast sergeant, Riley, and heads west for Idaho Territory, seeking peace and gold. But the trail to Silver City is littered with peril--including a band of...
- Author:Cameron, JuneSummary:
Buying Saffron, a 24-foot racing sailboat, was an act of desperation meant to help single parent June Cameron and her youngest son validate themselves. It did that and more. A friend persuaded June to race the boat, and over the next...
- Author:Appelbe, AlisonSummary:
Revised and expanded for the 2010 Olympics.
It’s been said that Vancouver is a little superficial. Observers point to her great bones, pretty face, and fine outerwear of mountains, gardens, trees and water. But there’s more to...
- Author:Harvey, Brian J.Summary:
"An adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his father. After a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after...
- Author:McKinney, SamSummary:
One man retraces the ancient voyages of Captain Vancouver alone in his sailboat in this updated edition of a classic travelogue. As Sam McKinney retraced the explorations of Captain George Vancouver and his men from Puget Sound to Queen...
- Author:Martin, FinleySummary:
Not all dreams have happy endings. Sailing in Circles, Goin' Somewhere is the funny, bittersweet memoir of a Prince Edward Island man who, over seven years, builds a classic 1930s wooden sailboat and, in 2004, attempts to...
- Author:Peart, NeilSummary:
Neil Peart is an internationally critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-nominated author, and for more than thirty years has been the legendary drummer and lyricist for Rush, the most successful band in the history of Canadian...
- Author:Mok, CarmenSummary:
A playful cross-country adventure in which a young boy on a family car trip imagines himself behind the wheel of the big machines he sees through the window as they travel through the provinces and territories. This is both a tribute to...
- Author:Moïse, Ben McCSummary:
Ben McC. Moïse served with distinction as a South Carolina game warden for nearly a quarter century, patrolling the coastal woods and waters of the Palmetto State. In this colorful career-spanning memoir, the cigar-chomping, ticket-...
- Author:Charley BoormanSummary:
- Author:Resnick, LaurenSummary:
Princess With a Backpack is uniquely positioned in the travel publication market. It combines practical and specific advice, personal experience and direct references to the target reader, which gives the reader a practical and humorous...
- Author:Van de Velde, JanitaSummary:
Join Jenny and her boyfriend Johnny on a round-the-world trip that will test their relationship. The reader gets all the details of her experiences - the parents at home get postcards with the santized version.
- Author:Wilkinson, BrookSummary:
Professional travel writer Brooke Wilkinson covers the when, where, and how to, discussing packing, safety and travel etiquette, along with fundamental tips on hotels, car rentals, airlines and more in Pocket Posh Tips for Travelers....