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The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's FoundingThe Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding by Robert Hughes
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Robert Hughes' truly epic history of Australia; from Convict Transportation to The Outback.
The Last Place on Earth (Modern Library Exploration)The Last Place on Earth (Modern Library Exploration) by Roland Huntford
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Roland Huntford"s Dual Biography of Scott and Amundsen; and the fatal race to the South Pole.
The Worst Journey in the World (Penguin Classics)The Worst Journey in the World (Penguin Classics) by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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Apsley C herry-Garrard"s (Great Name!) first-person account of the Scott/Amundsen Race to the Pole.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyageEndurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
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Alfred Lansing's recounting the Amazing story of Shackleton's trek across Antarctica after The Endurance became ice-bound.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
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Jon Krakauer's riveting account of an Everest Expedition that ended in Tragedy; and the Trashing of the Himalayas
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest JourneyThe River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
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Candace Millard's thorough and entertaining account of Teddy Roosevelt's nearly-fatal expedition
Sailing Alone around the World (Penguin Classics)Sailing Alone around the World (Penguin Classics) by Joshua Slocum
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T he Classic 1900 account of Captain Joshua Slocumb's astonishing circumnavigation of the Earth in a tiny sailboat. Sharks, Cannibals, etc.
The Travels of Marco PoloThe Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo
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Across the Silk and Spice roads by Camel.
Old Glory : A Voyage Down the MississippiOld Glory : A Voyage Down the Mississippi by Jonathan Raban
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Jonathan Raban's account of a trip down the Mississippi a la Huck Finn. (Anything Raban writes is excellent: Bad Lands; Hunting Mr. Heartbreak )
The Journals of Lewis and Clark (Lewis & Clark Expedition)The Journals of Lewis and Clark (Lewis & Clark Expedition) by Meriwether Lewis
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The astonishing record of the First Exploration and Survey of the new Louisiana Purchase.
Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its MeaningsPassage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings by Jonathan Raban
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A Personal Journey through the Pacific Northwest by one of the best travel writers around.
Hunting Mr. Heartbreak (Picador Books)Hunting Mr. Heartbreak (Picador Books) by Jonathan Raban
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Another revealing View of America by a European; as in Hector St. John de Crevecour
The Gates of Africa: Death, Discovery, and the Search for TimbuktuThe Gates of Africa: Death, Discovery, and the Search for Timbuktu by Anthony Sattin
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The Beginnings of the Scramble for Africa: The Discovery and Exploitation of a continent.
Off the Map: Tales of Endurance and ExplorationOff the Map: Tales of Endurance and Exploration
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Chronological first-person travel from Homer through Stanley, Livingston;Franklin, Peary, Scott etc..
The Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey Through the CongoThe Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey Through the Congo by Daniel Liebowitz
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South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the EnduranceSouth: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance by Sir Ernest Shackleton
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The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches (Penguin Classics)The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin
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From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books (Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals)From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books (Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals) by Charles Darwin
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John James Audubon: The Making of an AmericanJohn James Audubon: The Making of an American by Richard Rhodes
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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (Penguin Classics)The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (Penguin Classics) by John Wesley Powell
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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the WestBeyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West by Wallace Stegner
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The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and The North Pole, 1818-1909The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and The North Pole, 1818-1909 by Pierre Berton
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