18 books like Endurance

What to read after Endurance — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton · 1919 · ★ 4.2 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "One of the most harrowing survival stories of all time"—Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect StormVeteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's excruciating and inspiring expedition to Antarctica aboard the Endurance has long captured the public imagination. South is his own first-hand account of this epic adventure.As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to… Shares Shackleton, Antarctica, Discovery and exploration, Journeys

Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 John Franklin · 1823 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares Scientific expeditions, Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Journeys with this book.

The heart of the Antarctic Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton · 1909 · 634p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Shares Shackleton, Antarctica, Discovery and exploration, Journeys with this book.

When the Going Was Good Evelyn Waugh · 1934 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate With the publication of When the Going Was Good Little, Brown takes great pleasure in returning to print a classic of travel journalism. Between 1928 and 1935 Evelyn Waugh wrote four travel books: Labels, Remote People, Ninety-Two Days, and Waugh in Abyssinia, about journeys he made in Africa, South America, and the Middle East. In 1945 he excerpted five long pieces from these books and published… Shares Journeys, Voyages and travels, British, Travel

Frozen in time Owen Beattie · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Moderate xvii, 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm Shares Explorers, Discovery and exploration, British, Biography & Memoir

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 Explorers, Discovery and exploration, British, Travel

Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate **Not many people talk about "joy" these days.** Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of… Shares Biography & Memoir, History

Autobiography of Lutfullah Lutfullah · 1857 · 429p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares Journeys, Travel, Biography & Memoir, History

America Theodor de Bry · 1590 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Shares Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Travel, Biography & Memoir with this book.

The Story of Paul Boyton Paul Boyton · 1892 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Voyages and travels, Biography & Memoir with this book.

Sailing alone around the world Joshua Slocum · 1800 · ★ 4.2 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Joshua Slocum, one of the most famous of American sea captains, really was the first to single-handedly circumnavigate the world. The epitome of Yankee independence, he had risen from a seaman to the captain of his own ship. Marooned in Brazil, he built a "canoe" in which he returned to America (see The Voyage of the Liberdade). At loose ends at fifty-one, he was offered an old oyster boat which… Shares Journeys, Voyages and travels, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile John Hanning Speke · 1863 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Journeys, Travel with this book.

Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes Robert Louis Stevenson · 1879 · ★ 3.6 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes recounts Robert Louis Stevenson's 120 mile, 12 day hike, accompanied only by his stubborn and unwieldy donkey, through the Cevennes of south-central France. A pioneering piece of outdoor literature, it is one of Stevenson's earliest works, and one of the earliest accounts of hiking and camping for recreation rather than necessity. Stevenson's route is still… Shares Journeys, Voyages and travels, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Els viatges d'Ali Bei Ali Bey · 1814 · 465p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Journeys, Voyages and travels, Travel with this book.

Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis · 1953 · ★ 4.0 · 504p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Primiary source. Shares Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Travel, History

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, Journeys, Travel

Le Rhin Victor Hugo · 1800 · ★ 4.4 · 430p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares Journeys, Travel with this book.

The cannibal islands Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1850 · 68p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Shares Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Voyages and travels, Biography & Memoir with this book.

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