The story of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition, a spying and terrorist mission that ended in the murder of its participants and was one of the great cause célèbre of the nineteenth century.
This is a true story of greed, courage, exploration, murder, wasted efforts, life and death struggles, insubordination, incredible seamanship, and extraordinary bushmanship, amid government bungling and Aboriginal resistance, during South Australia's first attempt at colonising their Northern Territory in 1864.
The incredible story of one man's obsession to find and protect the world's largest flowers As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers.
Praise for-How to Live a Life of Adventure"e;After reading the first 20 chapters, I was ready to tackle a grizzly bear, wrestle a sea lion and climb Mount Everest.
"e;Sometimes frightening, sometimes funny, but always genuine and fascinating, Gittin' Western opens a window into a lifestyle most of us have dreamed about but few dared to pursue.
This is a book about one of the first recorded pilgrims who climbed Mount Sinai; it's about Amelia Earhart, the famous American aviator whose story and disappearance continues to capture the world's imagination.
A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple's previous work.
The true story of the mad heretic who led history's bloodiest mutiny - 'An adult version of LORD OF THE FLIES that is, moreover, entirely true' Evening StandardWhen the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of Australia on her maiden voyage in 1629, 332 men, women and children were on board.
The classic story of a notorious climb, now revised, updated, and expanded by the original author with new information Literally a race to ascend Europe s most formidable mountain wall Brits and Americans versus GermansThe North Face of the Eiger was long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, one that had cost the lives of numerous skilled mountaineers.
Lose yourself in this classic travelogue evoking the Greek island of Rhodes after World War II by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.
The true story of the remarkable John Rae - Arctic traveller and Hudson's Bay Company doctor - FATAL PASSAGE is a tale of imperial ambition and high adventure.
In this nineteenth-century nautical memoir, a Harvard man sails around the tip of South America to California—and returns with this classic tale of adventure.
+ Bücher, die Kinder gerne lesen wollen + Beliebtes Thema: Weltraum + Ausgewogenes Text-Bild-Verhältnis + Große Schrift + Kurze Kapitel + Geeignet zum ersten Selberlesen + Hochwertiges Hardcover + Mit vielen farbigen Illustrationen + Das Original + Bewährte Qualität + Seit Jahrzehnten Marktführer + Mit Pädagogen entwickelt + Von Lehrkräften empfohlen +Kurz nach dem Start stellt Astronaut Marc fest, dass ein Meteorit auf die Rakete zurast.
+ Bücher, die Kinder gerne lesen wollen + Beliebtes Thema: Weltraum + Ausgewogenes Text-Bild-Verhältnis + Große Schrift + Kurze Kapitel + Geeignet zum ersten Selberlesen + Hochwertiges Hardcover + Mit vielen farbigen Illustrationen + Das Original + Bewährte Qualität + Seit Jahrzehnten Marktführer + Mit Pädagogen entwickelt + Von Lehrkräften empfohlen +Kurz nach dem Start stellt Astronaut Marc fest, dass ein Meteorit auf die Rakete zurast.
A lively and highly readable account of the origins, invention and discovery of just about everything on the planet, the truly global coverage of The First of Everything ranges from the Big Bang to driverless cars.
Exerting a magnetic pull our imaginations, the poles have been the object of many gripping first-hand accounts of exploration - literally, journeys to the ends of the earthA passport to the last wildnernesses of Earth, this is the definitive collection of first-hand accounts of polar exploration - 50 true stories of intrepid travel through the desolate and dangerous regions of both Arctic and Antarctic.
One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of 'Return of a King', which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize.
"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.
