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Zanzibar: City, Island and Coast (Volume Two)A classic work of 19th century travel literature in which Burton turns his hand to describing the charms of the century spice island. Burton's trip to Zanzibar was soon after the death of the great Sayyid Said, the first Sultan of Zanzibar, during whose...
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Letters on an Elk Hunt (Dodo Press)Elinore Pruitt Stewart, nee Rupert (1876-1933) was an American nurse and author. Both parents died when she was young, and she was sent to work for the local railroad. She married a man much older than her who then died in an accident. With...
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How to Camp Out (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)John Mead Gould (1839-1930) was an American Army officer. He served with the Union Army during the Civil War. After the war he wrote about the units in which he served, and also wrote articles for the National Tribune. His works include: History of...
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High Albania (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)Mary Edith Durham (1863-1944) was a British traveller, artist and writer who became famous for her anthropologist accounts of life in Albania in the early 20th century. Educated privately, she developed a talent for illustration and watercolouring and attended the Royal Academy of Arts...
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Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards (1831-1892) was an English novelist, a journalist, a lady traveller and an Egyptologist. She published her first poem at the age of 7 and her first story at the age of 12. Amelia thereafter proceeded to publish a variety of...
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Around the World in Seventy-Two Days (Dodo Press)Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (wrote as Nellie Bly) (1864- 1922) was an American journalist, author, industrialist, and charity worker. She is most famous for an undercover expos in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from within. She is also well-known for her...
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Red & White: An Unquenchable Thirst for WineSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 ANDRE SIMON AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM AND MASON DRINK BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES BEARD AWARDWith Red & White, Oz Clarke has reinvented wine writing. This is a book to read for pleasure, rather than merely refer to....
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The Gentle Art of Tramping;With Introductory Essays and Excerpts on Walking - by Sydney Smith, William Hazlitt, Leslie Stephen, & John BurroughsThe Gentle Art of Tramping is a practical guide to long-distance walking and a philosophical account of human restlessness and the desire to connect with nature. Stephen Graham travelled extensively around pre-revolutionary Russia and the travel writer often expressed his dislike of industrialisation. He...
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In the Catskills - Selections from the Writings of John BurroughsFirst published in 1910, "In the Catskills" is a fantastic selection of essays concerning The Catskill Mountains by American naturalist John Burroughs. Nowhere is a love of Catskill Mountain landscape, its flora and fauna, and its people more beautifully expressed then in these eight...
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Nelson Key Geography ConnectionsThis new edition of David Waugh and Tony Bushell's Key Geography provides the support you need to deliver the 2014 KS3 Programme of Study, with a focus on developing key geographical skills and techniques to prepare students for Key Stage 4. The Connections student...
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Solitaire Spirit: Three Times Around the World Single-HandedLes Powles only had 8 hours of sailing experience when he decided to sail solo around the world. Many novices would be content to just dream of such an adventure, and maybe get as far as a solo Channel crossing a couple of years...
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Coastal Hinterlands: Site patterns, microregions and coast-inland interconnections by the Corinthian Gulf, c. 600-300 BCThe study explores patterns of interconnections between the coastal zone of the Corinthian Gulf and its surrounding hinterlands, between c. 600 and 300 B.C. Archaeological remains point to a substantial expansion in site numbers during this period, and the growth of identifiable central place...
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The Long Ships Passing - The Story of the Great LakesA fascinating account of the history of the Great Lakes and the Long Ships that sailed them. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic...
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By Motor to the Golden GateThis classic book contains Emily Post's investigation into whether or not it was possible to drive comfortably across America from New York to San Francisco in an automobile. Written before automobiles were widespread and accessible to all, this charming book is a personal account...
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Tixier's Travels on the Osage PrairiesMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: John Francis McDermottPublisher: Pratt PressPublished:...
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Penthouse of the Gods - A Pilgrimage into the Heart of Tibet and the Sacred City of LhasaThis antiquarian book contains Theos Bernard's 1939 travel book, "Penthouse of the Gods". Within it, Bernard recounts his unprecedented 1937 stay in 'the forbidden holy city' of Lhasa, Tibet. A student of Buddhism and Tantra, he spoke Tibetan, wore Tibetan attire, boarded with a...
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Ora MaritimaMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: E. A. SonnenscheinPublisher: Munshi PressPublished:...
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Journey To The MissouriToshikazu Kase was a Japanese civil servant and spent his adult life as a career diplomat, having trained at Amherst and Harvard university Kase was part of Japanese delegation sent onboard the USS Missouri to sign the Japanese surrender to end World War II....
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A Journey Into Rabelais's FranceMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Albert Jay NockPublisher: Benson PressPublished:...
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Wanderings Among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines"I purposely made my letters home as concise as possible, so that they could be easily read, and in consequence have left out much that might have been interesting. It is almost unnecessary to mention that when I wrote these letters I had no...
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