J. M. Smallheer
227 books
Exploration
1.4K
Roald Amundsen - South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12
In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is...
19 hours 46 minutes
Historical Fiction
2.1K
Eva March Tappan - World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine
This is the second volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art , edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature,...
17 hours 57 minutes
Exploration
966
Henry Morton Stanley - How I Found Livingstone
Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying «Dr Livingstone, i Presume?». Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United States at the age of 18, he eventually became an overseas correspondent for the New...
16 hours 58 minutes