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The rise of our East African Empire Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry Baron · 1893 · 1247p · ≈ 41h · Demanding Shares Colonies, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel with this book.

America Theodor de Bry · 1590 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Shares Discovery and exploration, English, Description and travel, Early works to 1800 with this book.

Venture to the Interior Laurens van der Post · 1951 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A gripping, sometimes harrowing account of a British exploratory expedition into an uncharted region of southern Africa Shares Colonies, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

Os Lusíadas Luís de Camões · 1572 · ★ 4.0 · 564p · ≈ 18h · Challenging *Os Lusíadas*, usually translated as *The Lusiads*, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís de Camões and first published in 1572. It is widely regarded as the most important work of Portuguese-language literature and is frequently compared to Virgil's *Aeneid*. The work celebrates the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469–1524). The ten cantos of the… Shares Colonies, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Early works to 1800

Journey Without Maps Graham Greene · 1936 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Moderate This is an account of a trip Greene made in 1935 with his cousin, Barbara Greene, through the previously unexplored interior of Liberia. It was an extremely uncomfortable journey, with Greene falling seriously ill halfway through the trip. Possibly as a result of this he also made a point of noting the many illnesses with which the local inhabitants were assailed, particularly malaria and… Shares Description and travel, Travel

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor · 1854 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Description and travel, Travel with this book.

Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique centrale René Caillié · 1830 · 500p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Second book of 3. First person account of how René Caillié managed to get to Temboctou in 1828 ( and managed to get back to tell the story). This book , the book end when mister Caillié is following a caravan, trying to get back to African sea coast. Shares Discovery and exploration, French, Description and travel, Travel

A summarie of the chronicles of England John Stow · 1565 · 459p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel, History with this book.

Astoria Washington Irving · 1800 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Challenging In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Astoria in honor of its financier, John Jacob Astor. Envisioned as the spur of a fur-trading empire, by 1813 the project was a business failure and the fort was surrendered to the British. But in its short life Astoria rendered incalculable benefits to public understanding of the Great Northwest. The… Shares Discovery and exploration, Commerce, Description and travel, Travel

Tent-life in Siberia and adventures among the Koraks and other tribes in Kamchatka and northern Asia George Kennan · 1870 · 425p · ≈ 14h · Challenging An account of a period living in Siberia in pursuit of a plan to carry a telegraph line across land to Europe through Siberia in consequence of the failure of efforts to carry a telegraph line to Europe under the Atlantic. Shares Description and travel, Travel

[Some historical account of Guinea] Anthony Benezet · 1771 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Colonies, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel with this book.

Travels to discover the source of the Nile James Bruce · 1790 · ★ 3.2 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Experiences of the Scottish explorer who rediscovered the source of the Nile on November 4, 1770. Shares Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel

Ein Winter auf Mallorca George Sand · 1869 · ★ 4.0 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares French, Description and travel, Travel, History with this book.

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies ...: In Two Volumes Bryan Edwards · 1789 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Challenging Shares Commerce, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel with this book.

Columbus Washington Irving · 1800 · 650p · ≈ 21h · Demanding Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean..... Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known… Shares Spanish, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

Angliae notitia Edward Chamberlayne · 1669 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Shares Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel, History with this book.

The complete English tradesman Daniel Defoe · 1726 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Commerce, Early works to 1800 with this book.

Complete English Tradesman Daniel Defoe · 1726 · 153p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Shares Commerce, Early works to 1800 with this book.

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