Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition This new edition of Frozen in Time expands on the history of early British Arctic exploration and places the tragically fated Franklin expedition in the context of other expeditions of the era, including those commanded by George Back and James Clark Ross, which also suffered...
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White Waters and Black With a wicked eye for absurdities, Gordon MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight “Eminent Scientificos” as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew, and “dangerous savages.” A combination of Twain’s The Innocents Abroad and a...
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Running the Amazon (Adventure Library) In 1986 a party of 12 explorers attempted to travel the full length of the Amazon. Joe Kane’s original role was as a writer and observer but he ended up as one of the only two members of the original group to complete the entire journey, the only expedition...
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