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"... I have decided to write an account of a few of the many adventures and dangers that befell me while making my way, practically without a penny, from Tarboro, North Carolina, to Tucson, Arizona; and thence to the stricken city of San Francisco, Cal., and other points of interest throughout the West, including New Orleans, Dallas, Texas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Dalhart, Texas, Alamogordo, New Mexico, Juarez, Old Mexico, Bisbee, Arizona, Los Angeles, California, San Pedro, California, Searchlight, Nevada, Denver, Colorado, and more than a hundred other points of interest...." (From the Preface)...

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, August 1899. It includes the following articles: Shishaldin as a Field for Exploration by Joseph Stanley-Brown Magnetic Work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Deep-Sea Exploring Expedition of Steamer "Albatross" by Hugh M. Smith Geographical Congress at Berlin The Proposed Interoceanic Canal in its Commercial Aspects by Joseph Nimmo The Interoceanic Canal by Emory R. Johnson Plans for Reaching the South Pole by Guilber H. Grosvenor. along with Geographic Literature and Miscellanea

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, December 1898. It includes the following articles: The Five Civilized Tribes and the Survey of Indian Territory, by C. H. Fitch Cloud Scenery of the High Plains, by Willard D. Johnson Atlantic Coast Tides, by Mark S. W. Jefferson President Alexander Graham Bell on Japan, by John Hyde Geographic Literature

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, March 1899. It includes the following articles: The Original Territory of the United States, by Hon. David J. Hill Porto Rico, by Prof. Robert T. Hill

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, May 1898, the Cuba Number. It includes the following articles: Cuba, by Robert T. Hill The Florida Coast Line Canal The Origin of West India Bird Life, by Frank M. Chapman Trade of the United States with Cuba, by John Hyde Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, U. S. N., by Henry Gannett Reception to Captain C. D. Sigsbee, U. S. N., by John Hyde Geographic Literature - Geographic Serials

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, the March Number. It includes the following articles: Dwellings of the Saga-time in Iceland, Greenland, and Vineland, by Cornelia Horsford Completion of the La Boca Dock Two Hundred Miles up the Kuskokwim, by Charles Hallock The Mt St Elias Expedition of Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore The Origin of the French Canadians The Height of Mt Rainier, by Richard U. Goode Geographic Work by the Bureau of American Ethnology, by W. J. McGee A Relic of the Lewis and Clarke Expedition, by Cyrus C. Babb An ...

Ida Pfeiffer travelled alone in an era when women didn't travel. She went first on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, then went on to Egypt and Italy. Understanding the difficulties a woman would face travelling alone and on a budget, she made a will before she left. Go she did, however; and upon her return she wrote this book. She used the proceeds to finance her next trip - six months in Iceland. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

A travel journal to the Scilly Islands written in the Nineteenth Century. It records Scillonian legends and folklore. There are brief diversions into period racism. -Summary by Timothy Ferguson

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, April 1899. It includes the following articles: The Sources of the Saskatchewan, by Walter D. Wilcox Exploration in the Canadian Rockies How long a Whale may carry a Harpoon, by Wm H. Dall Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom in 1898

Welcome to Clever Adventures Podcast, where we believe travel is possible for everyone — it just may need to look different. This show is for families and individuals with visible and invisible disabilities who want to travel with more confidence, less stress, and better support. Each episode shares practical answers to real travel questions, from accessible transportation and accommodations to cruises, hotels, flights, sensory needs, mobility support, and destination planning. Whether you’re a caregiver, a neurodivergent traveler, an aging adult, or someone navigating visible or invisible...

Tired of the corporate grind and the limitations society placed upon her, Renee Bruns embarked on a radical escape: a year-long solo journey around the world. Her mission was simple—to rediscover her faith in humanity. What she found, however, was a profound exploration of herself, chronicled in RARE: One Woman’s Journey of Self-Discovery, Human Connection, and the Beauty of Being Different.

Following the hugely popular and successful Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, Michael Palin set off to meet another challenge: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific.

'In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal Green, to melancholy islands and surprisingly lively ossuaries . . . a considered and moving book on the timely subject of how the dead are remembered, and how they go on working...

'A book that'll change your perspective on life. You'll not be able to put it down.' Fearne Cotton 'Everyone should read this book. Sophie Morgan is the epitome of grit and determination. Her writing is thought provoking, honest and in parts hilarious.' Katie Piper OBE 'Wrenchingly honest...

THE ENTERTAINING AND HEARTWARMING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Like many couples, Dick and Angel had long dreamed of living in France, but where others might settle for a modest bolthole in the French countryside, the Strawbridges fell in love with a 19th-century fairytale château, complete with 45...

This autobiographical story records Stevenson's experiences of travelling in the Cevennes in 1878, accompanied by his... ahem..."trusty" donkey Modestine, who provides many amusing moments. The story also encompasses an insightful account of the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in the area, and is a wonderfully descriptive reading.

For the first time in English, the second psychological thriller from No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Läckberg In the fishing community of Fjallbacka, life is remote, peaceful – and for some, tragically short. Foul play was always suspected in the disappearance twenty years...

A thrilling, dramatic and completely engaging tale of love, hope, intrigue and revenge on the island of Rhodes during the Nazi occupation. From the top-selling author of debut Island of Secrets Rebecca Neumanner's marriage is on the brink of collapse, as her desire to be a mother becomes an...

'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer' GILLIAN FLYNN '[Crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star' GUARDIAN 'One of the finest writers of contemporary crime fiction' DAILY MAIL...

Bloomsbury presents Much Ado About Mothing by James Lowen, read by Max Dowler. James Lowen narrates a year-long quest to see Britain's rarest and more remarkable moths. Although mostly unseen by us, moths are everywhere. And their capacity to delight astounds. Inspired by a revelatory encounter...