18 books like Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile
Travels to discover the source of the Nile
Experiences of the Scottish explorer who rediscovered the source of the Nile on November 4, 1770.
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Arctic explorations
Narrative of organization and course of expedition to Smith Sound, wintering on north-west coast of Greenland, various surveys, abandonment of Advance and return to Upernavik in small boats.
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Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique centrale
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.
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The cannibal islands
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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Primiary source.
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Autobiography of Lutfullah
Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
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Els viatges d'Ali Bei
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Le Rhin
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America
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The rise of our East African Empire
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The heart of the Antarctic
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Journey Without Maps
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…
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The Lands of the Saracen
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Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22
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My African Journey
"As Undersecretary of State for the Colonies, Winston Churchill toured Britain's territories in East Africa. This book documents his travels and the people he met; he waxes lyrical on the natural beauty of Uganda and goes on to explore Egypt and Sudan via the White Nile. More that a travelogue however, Churchill, now in his 30s, turns his attention towards issues of government and development,…
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Endurance
Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England, in August 1914. The ship became locked inside an island of ice, and was later crushed. This tale of survival by Shackleton and all 27 of his men for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctice seas defined heroism.
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The Aran Islands
"In the late 1890s, John M. Synge, in his middle twenties and unsure of his vocations made his way to Paris intending to study French literature and become a literary critic. There he met William Butler Yeats. The eminent poet advised Synge to drop his involvements with fin de siecle French authors, return to Ireland, and describe a society with which he had some natural connection.
Yeats…
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Pastwatch
From back cover Tor paperback February 1997:
In one of the most powerful and thought-provoking novels of his remarkable career, Orson Scott Card interweaves a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the story of a future scientist who believes she can alter human history from a tragedy of bloodshed and brutality to a world filled with hope and healing.
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