Geographical discovery and exploration

A powerful and insightful narrative of a journey - once violently interrupted and here resumed - through one of the most compelling regions on earth.

In 1845, British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) embarked on his third and final expedition into the Canadian Arctic to force the Northwest Passage.

INSIDE THE RAINBOW by Sandy Sinclair, Alaskan bush teacherNot just memoirs of an ol teacher but the author deals with how the events of the past may be connected to our current life.

Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet.

Now that you've mastered the Overworld, the time has come to brave the perilous Nether and End dimensions.

Epic history of the first Virginia Colony and the true story of Pocahontas, to coincide with the colony's 400th anniversary in 2007.

An essential history of a taste that shaped the world.

The ultimate story of escape to riches, revenge and redemption by 'the Napoleon of storytellers'.

This edition does not include illustrations.

This antiquarian book contains an account of a 2000 mile canoe journey in the artic prairies - in search of Caribou.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Dave Vander Meer was just eighteen years old when he set out on his own to explore the northern wilderness of Ontario.

An authoritative and entertaining account of the earliest ambassadors, who were at once diplomats, explorers and chroniclers of exotic civilisations.

"e;My Whirlwind romance with Europe"e; is an exciting, contemporary novella about The protagonists Family background, her recent European travels and some of her Life experiences.

This vintage book contains a fascinating a historical article on the life and expeditions of the famous explorer of Africa - David Livingstone.

The dramatic story of Lady Hester Stanhope - a wilful beauty turned bohemian adventurer - who left England as a young woman, unashamedly enjoyed a string of lovers and established her own exotic fiefdom in the Lebanese mountains where she died in 1839.

Arthur Huntington (A.

This edition does not include illustrations.

'A truly majestic work of scholarship, thought and literary imagination.

DIVING HEADLONG INTO RIB TICKLING SITUATIONS, WITH HILARIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

This is our story about our adventures over one and a quarter years in a four-wheel-drive L300 Mitsubishi van.

Across North America in 2007-2009, communities will celebrate the David Thompson Bicentennials.

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH BEST SPORTS WRITING AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021'One of the best books ever written about the early attempts to conquer Everest.

A fascinating biography of the British explorer whose legendary expedition to the South Pole was shrouded in controversy and tragedy.

Learn the art of redstone and become a master engineer with the Minecraft Guide to Redstone, and put theory into practice to construct intricate contraptions in Minecraft.

In 1845, British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) embarked on his third and final expedition into the Canadian Arctic to force the Northwest Passage.

Robert Carver, journalist and author of the acclaimed 'Among the Mountains', searches for high adventure and intense experiences as he follows the trail of a family mystery .

We live in an age of globalization on every conceivable level, but globalization has a deeper history than politicians and pundits often allow, and nothing is more significant to its history than exploration.

Philip Marsden returns to the remote, fiercely beautiful landscape that has exercised a powerful mythic appeal over him since his first encounter with it over twenty years ago.

Nathaniel Philbrick, bestselling author of 'In the Heart of the Sea', reveals the darker side of the Pilgrim fathers' settlement in the New World, which ultimately erupted in bloody battle some fifty years after they first landed on American soil.

An utterly gripping non-fiction adventure narrative, 'Lost in Shangri-La' is an untold true story of war, anthropology, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.

An illustrated ebook documenting the hugely varied and always entertaining career of one of Britain's best-loved travel writers.

The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic.

We live in an age of globalization on every conceivable level, but globalization has a deeper history than politicians and pundits often allow, and nothing is more significant to its history than exploration.