Travel & Geography
130 books
War & Military
435
George Manington - Soldier Of The Legion;
An Englishman's Adventures Under The French Flag in Algeria And Tonquin
An educated gentleman, Mr Manington has given an insight into the unusual experiences of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion, such as no ordinary «mercenary» could have done. Most of the narrative deals with...
7 hours 56 minutes
*Non-fiction
433
Elizabeth Bisland - In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World by Elizabeth Bisland
In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's fictitious 80-day journey in Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty...
4 hours 9 minutes
Reference
640
Frank G. Carpenter - Carpenter's Geographical Reader: North America
The purpose of this book is to give to its readers a living knowledge of some of the wonders of the country and continent in which they live. Upon a personally conducted tour they are taken by the author through the...
8 hours 19 minutes
*Non-fiction
475
Aimé Bonpland - Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804, Vol.2
In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at Lake Valencia in the llanos of Venezuela and then travelling the mighty South...
22 hours
