Exploration
30 books
Exploration
445
Walter Dwight Wilcox - Camping in the Canadian Rockies
An Account of Camp Life in the Wilder Parts of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Together with a Description of the Region About Banff, Lake Louise and Glacier, and a Sketch of the Early Explorations. — Summary by the...
6 hours 58 minutes
Exploration
566
Alexander von Humboldt - Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.1
In 1799, with extensive travel permissions from the Spanish government, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland departed for the Americas on a journey of exploration that would last well into 1804. In...
22 hours 49 minutes
Exploration
574
Jules Verne - Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 3
This volume, entitled «The great explorers of the 19th century», forms the third of three volumes under the general title of «Celebrated travels and travellers». Volume three comprehends: «The dawn of a century...
17 hours 35 minutes
Exploration
509
Rustichello da Pisa - Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 2
«Books of the Marvels of the World» or «Description of the World» (Divisament dou monde), also nicknamed «Il Milione» («The Million») or «Oriente Poliano», but commonly called «The Travels of Marco Polo», is a...
3 hours 33 minutes
Early Modern
451
Frederick A. Ober - Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru
Francisco Pizarro (1471 — 1541) was born into poverty, the illegitimate son of a Spanish soldier. After a brief career as a swineherd, he volunteered to join an expedition to the colony of Darien in Panama. He rose...
5 hours 13 minutes
Exploration
522
Jules Verne - Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 2
This volume, entitled «The Great Navigators of the 18th century», forms the second of three volumes under the general title of «Celebrated Travels and Travellers». The first volume of the series, «Exploration of the...
17 hours 56 minutes
