Explorers


The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
The Travels
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The Worst Journey in the World
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
The American Frontier
690 books — 169 voters

Capture and Rescue of Mrs. Rebecca J. Fisher by Rebecca J. Gilleland FisherIndian Raids in Lincoln County, Kansas, 1864 and 1869 by Christian Frederik BernhardtLife and Adventures of the Original and Genuine Cowboys by John H. SullivanThe Hamite by Harvey JohnsonPioneer History of Indiana by William Monroe Cockrum
Best 99 cent historical e-books
167 books — 4 voters
West with the Night by Beryl MarkhamOut of Africa by Isak DinesenMy Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-NéelBorn Free by Joy AdamsonA Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Lucy Bird
Trailblazing Women Adventurers
549 books — 201 voters

Women Explorers Hidden in History by Ellen RodgerWomen Rulers Hidden in History by Sarah EasonWomen Writers Hidden in History by Petrice CustanceWomen Inventors Hidden in History by Petrice CustanceWomen Warriors Hidden in History by Sarah Eason
Hidden in History series
6 books — 1 voter
Blood and Thunder by Hampton SidesThe Captured by Scott ZeschJohn Ringo by Jack BurrowsAnd Die in the West by Paula Mitchell MarksBoots and Saddles or, Life in Dakota with General Custer by Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Favourite Old West History Reads
258 books — 10 voters

Hank Bracker
Although his log entries do not speak of America per se, a chart created by Admiral Zheng was used to make a detailed map of the world. A copy of this map, drawn in 1763, was found in a second-hand bookshop and was offered as evidence that Zheng’s fleet was the first to discover America. At the age of 61, Admiral Zheng died aboard ship and befittingly was buried at sea. The Chinese sailed on very large ships, some of which were 450 feet long and 180 feet wide, in fact larger than any other of th ...more
Captain Hank Bracker, "The Exciting Story of Cuba"

Michele Petrucci
Messner: – Avvistiamo la base americana sulla costa, la McMurdo. Ce l’abbiamo fatta. … Il primo americano mi chiede se abbiamo realizzato un record. … Il primo giapponese fotografa il mio equipaggiamento. … Il primo italiano mi abbraccia. … Il primo russo vuole bere vodka insieme. … Il primo francese chiede se dei francesi hanno già compiuto quel viaggio prima di noi. … Il primo britannico chiede se abbiamo trainato noi le slitte. … Il primo tedesco che incontro mi chiede: “Perché?” … Non so ris ...more
Michele Petrucci, Messner: La montagna, il vuoto, la fenice

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