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Joshsua Slocum spent a lifetime at sea. He ran away from his Nova Scotia home at the age of fourteen and for the next thirty-five years he sailed the world holding every shipboard rank. When a ship under his command was wrecked on the coast of Brazil in 1887, it seemed that his maritime career had ended in disgrace. Not one for retiring to earthly pastures, Slocum rebuilt a hundred- year-old sloop and set off for Boston in 1895 on the first single-handed...
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"Bigfoot is an instantly recognizable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been featured in movies and books, on coffee mugs, beer koozies, car polish, and CBD oil. Which begs the question: what is it about Bigfoot that's caught hold of our imaginations? Journalist and self-diagnosed skeptic John O'Connor is fascinated by Sasquatch. Curious to learn more, he embarks on a quest through the North American wilds in search of Bigfoot,...
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For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked! Adventures and Disasters at Sea is an irresistible read. A heady voyage through human suffering at the hands of unforgiving oceans, cruel captains, and implacable fate, this latest collection...
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An exciting collection of dangerous adventures, harrowing travels, and heart-stopping journeys, Incredible Adventure and Exploration Stories compiles tales from around the globe that are sure to amaze. Popular and well-known tales of exploration venturing overland and across the sea are featured, as well as mythic tales and mesmerizing sagas from folk history and popular legend. Also included are accounts of polar expeditions, American heroes mapping...
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Extrait: "Me voici dans la capitale de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud. C'est le moment de donner quelques détails sur cette importante colonie; je dois d'autant mieux le faire que son premier ministre m'a fait remettre tous les documents nécessaires. La Nouvelle-Galles du Sud est la mère de toutes les colonies de l'Australie; c'est d'elle que sont partis les colons qui ont formés Victoria, Queensland, le sud Australien, l'Australie ouest, la Tasmanie...
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Home to mythical kingdoms, wars and expeditions, and strange and magical beasts, the Himalayas have always loomed tall in our imagination. These mountains, home to Buddhists, Bonpos, Jains, Muslims, Hindus, shamans, and animists, to name only a few, are a place of pilgrimage and dreams, revelation and war, massacre and invasion, but also peace and unutterable calm. They are a central hub of the world's religion, as well as a climber's challenge and...
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Retour sur l'expédition réussie de 1953 sur l'Everest
Dans cet ouvrage historique, Michael Ward apporte non seulement un éclairage nouveau sur l'expédition de 1953 qui réussit l'ascension du toit du monde, mais fournit une monographie complète des événements qui ont menés à sa conquête. À travers le récit d'un siècle d'exploration et d'études scientifiques sur les problèmes physiologiques liés à l'altitude, l'auteur nous éclaire...
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Hailed as "a rousing read" by The New York Times, this breathtaking chronicle of Antarctic exploration was written by expedition leader Sir Ernest Shackleton. In 1914, he and his 28-man crew boarded the ship Endurance and sailed away to do something no one had ever done: to traverse and chart the mostly unknown territory of the South Pole. But within weeks of their arrival, their vessel became trapped in ice, drifting helplessly for months before...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Lost City of Z tells you what you need to know-before or after you read David Grann's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of The Lost City of Z includes: Historical context; Chapter-by-chapter overviews; Profiles of the main characters; Detailed timeline...
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Extrait : "Il est une loi commune : tout voyageur, qu'il coure un monde connu ou inconnu, qu'il traverse des contrées battues ou inexplorées, éprouve, au retour, le besoin irrésistible d'écrire ses impressions. Il a la prétention que les choses ont été vues par lui sous un aspect nouveau. Il désire faire partager à ses amis les émotions ressenties et faire revivre pour eux les scènes de sa vie d'aventures."
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Extrait: "La date du départ fixée, nos préparatifs furent très vite faits, et après avoir embrassé parents et amis, vers la fin de mars de l'année dernière, nous gagnions la cité Phocéenne, alors toute angoissée par la grève qui faillit même compromettre notre départ, comme il avait dû en faire ajourner plus d'un..."
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In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies.
Although the wing of the bird seemed like the most obvious natural mechanism to attempt replicate, it was actually contained hot air, as demonstrated by the Montgolfiers and their balloon, that gave birth to the era...
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L'Everest fascine. Découvrez l'histoire de ceux qui l'ont vaincu!
Le 29 mai 1953, l'Everest, majestueux, terrifiant et glacé, est vaincu.
Ce pic inviolé que tant d'expéditions ont affronté en vain était un défi que l'Homme se devait de relever. Enfin, après tant d'efforts infructueux, l'Anglais Edmund Hillary et le Sherpa Tensing Norgay en atteignaient le sommet.
S'ils en étaient les vainqueurs, leur exploit n'a été possible que grâce...
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Extrait : "La situation de la république avait changé ; une seule campagne venait de replacer la France à la tête des nations ; et la ligue des rois de l'Europe, vaincue à Montenotte, à Millésimo, à Castiglione, terrassée, après une lutte de trois jours, aux champs d'Arcole, avait été obligée de subir le traité de Campo-Formio ; la révolution était sanctionnée par des signatures royales ; la monarchie et la démocratie venaient, pour...
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Extrait : "Le dirigeable militaire Patrie N°2 est venu de Verdun à Anderannes, petit village d'Argonne, pour y étudier l'installation d'un hangar naturel au fond d'un ravin profond et y trouver abri en cas d'atterrissage imprévu. Pendant que son commandant et le général gouverneur du camp retranché sont au château d'Andevannes, propriété d'un ancien officier, M. de Soignes, et s'y attardent à luncher après avoir décidé de ne rentrer...
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Extrait: "Le 24 juin 1893, en Norvège, le jour de la fête de l'été. Pour nous, il arrive plein de tristesse. C'est le moment du départ. Je quitte ma maison, et seul je descends à travers le jardin vers la grève o m'attend la vedette du Fram. Derrière moi je laisse tout ce que j'ai de plus cher au monde. Maintenant quand les reverrai-je, ces êtres adorés? Ma petite Liv est là, assise à la fenêtre, elle bat des mains..."
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A fascinating account of his extraordinary life and times
Record of naval history in the first half of the 19th century. An indefatigable traveller whose early descriptions of Korea, China and Borneo and naval life made him famous. An insight into Edinburgh and London high society from previously unpublished and revealing correspondence.
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In this unique and enthralling book, explorer and survivalist Ed Stafford curates 25 great expeditions through the lens of the kit these remarkable explorers took with them. In an environment where lack of preparation could mean certain death, the equipment carried, ridden and sailed into uncharted territories could mean the success or failure of an expedition. Was it simply a case of better provisions and preparation that helped Amundsen beat Scott...
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In an adventure of a lifetime, Jennifer Kingsley and her five companions canoe through one of the planet's most rugged settings. They battle raging winds, impenetrable sea ice, treacherous rapids, and agonizing sores and blisters while contending with rising tensions among the group. But they also experience the lasting joy of grizzly sightings, icy swims, and the caribou's summer migration. Woven through this spellbinding narrative are often-harrowing...
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