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National Geographic Society - National Geographic Magazine Vol. 04

The National Geographic Magazine Volume 4, articles published in 1892 and 1893. The Evolution of Commerce: Annual Address by the President, Gardiner G. Hubbard Studies of Muir Glacier, Alaska Geography of the...

MaryAnn and 5 more 8 hours 42 minutes National Geographic Magazines

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Travel & Geography

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William Henry Hudson - Idle Days in Patagonia

Hudson traveled to Patagonia to study the birds, but shortly upon arrival accidentally shot himself in the knee, requiring a lengthy period of idleness to recover, hence the title of the book. It's not just a work of...

Kevin W. Davidson 6 hours 55 minutes

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Filippo De Filippi - Ascent of Mount St. Elias, Alaska

Although Mount St. Elias had been known to native Americans for thousands of years and to Europeans since 1741 when Vitus Bering saw the peak and gave it its current name, it was not successfully climbed until 1897 by...

Phil Schempf 4 hours 56 minutes

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Nature

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Nessmuk - Woodcraft

George Washington Sears, who many know better by his pen name «Nessmuk», was an outdoor writer during the last half of the 19th century, writing most often for the magazine «Field and Forest», the predecessor of...

Phil Schempf 3 hours 29 minutes

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English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah

Biography & Autobiography

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Beth Ellis - English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah

An English Girl's First Impressions of Burmah, by Beth Ellis, is a well-edited, turn-of-the-century journal documenting a young woman’s visit to Burma. The account documents her ocean voyage to Rangoon, and her stay...

Carol Fullerton-Samsel 4 hours 22 minutes

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Harry A. Franck - Vagabonding Down The Andes

Sometime in the latter half of 1911, Harry A. Franck jumped out of a box-car and crossed the Rio Grande, from Laredo. Thus began a journey, often afoot, that Harry estimated would take him 8 months. It ended up...

Elliott Swanson and 2 more 32 hours 43 minutes

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Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life

Essays & Short Works

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Lafcadio Hearn - Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life

In an introductory paragraph, Lafcadio Hearn declares his intention: «The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan, for which reason they have been grouped under the title...

Expatriate 7 hours 57 minutes

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John Muir - Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

Muir was a preservationist and naturalist. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important...

MaryAnn 4 hours 6 minutes

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Robert Louis Stevenson - Inland Voyage

As a young man, Stevenson wished to be financially independent and began his literary career by writing travelogues. This is his first published work, written at a time when travel for pleasure was still a rarity. He...

Greg Giordano and 9 more 3 hours 56 minutes

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National Geographic Magazine Vol. 02 No. 3-5

Travel & Geography

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National Geographic Society - National Geographic Magazine Vol. 02 No. 3-5

National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 3: The Arctic Cruise of the U.S.S. Thetis in the Summer and Autumn of 1889. The Law of Storms, considered with special reference to the North Atlantic. The...

ashleighjane and 7 more 5 hours 38 minutes National Geographic Magazines

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Tenting To-Night; A Chronicle Of Sport And Adventure In Glacier Park And The Cascade Mountains

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Mary Roberts Rinehart - Tenting To-Night; A Chronicle Of Sport And Adventure In Glacier Park And The Cascade Mountains

This is the second of two travelogues published by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958). Both deal with Glacier National Park, and this book also deals with the Cascade Mountains (The other is entitled Through Glacier...

David Wales 3 hours 46 minutes

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Through Glacier Park; Seeing America First With Howard Eaton (version 2)

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Mary Roberts Rinehart - Through Glacier Park; Seeing America First With Howard Eaton (version 2)

This is the first of two travelogues published by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958). Both deal with Glacier National Park. (The other is entitled Tenting To-night, which also deals with the Cascade Mountains.)....

David Wales 1 hour 34 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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