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Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? by Sydelle Kramer

Who Were Stanley and Livingstone? by Jim Gigliotti

Who Was Christopher Columbus? by Bonnie Bader

Who Was Amelia Earhart? by Kate Boehm Jerome

Who Was/Is... (Explorers, Travelers, Astronauts and Pilots)

18 books — 2 voters

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

High Desert Grave Robber by Linda A. Morton

Lost Cities and Lost Civilizations in Fiction

35 books — 2 voters

My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Néel

A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Lucy Bird

Trailblazing Women Adventurers

552 books — 204 voters

Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart

We Pointed Them North by E.C. "Teddy Blue" Abbott

The Old West in First Person

269 books — 48 voters

Lady Explorers & Adventurers

32 books — 20 voters

Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen

The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter

The Great Explorers

245 books — 92 voters

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“ Every morning in the middle of nowhere, without electricity or anyone to impress, I'd take great care in picking out my outfit and hover in front of a business card-size mirror to apply my lip gloss and check my eyebrows. I also felt I had a strong case for bringing a little black dress on expeditions. Village parties spring up more often than you might expect, and despite never having been a Girl Scout, I like to be prepared. ...more ”
― Mireya Mayor, Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer

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“ These stories fed her dreams. ”
― Maria Kuzniar, The Ship of Shadows

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