Adventurers & Explorers in 2008

Raising Kane: Elisha Kent Kane and the Culture of Fame in Antebellum America Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 98, Part 3) by Sawin, Mark Metzler

The Happiest Man in the World by Wilkinson, Alec

List Of The Coleoptera Of Southern California: With Notes On Habits And Distribution And Descriptions Of New Species (1901) by Fall, Henry Clinton

Idyls Of The Missions: Franciscan Dynasty, California, 1769-1833 (1917) by Garland, Clarice

Grenfell Of Labrador (1908) by Johnston, James

Amerigo Vespucci Letter To Piero Soderini, 1504 (1916) by Vespucci, Amerigo

Florida's Pioneer Naturalist: The Life of Charles Torrey Simpson by Rothra, Elizabeth O.

Capt. W. F. Drannan, Chief Of Scouts: As Pilot To Emigrant And Government Trains, Across The Plains Of The Wild West (1910) by Drannan, William F.

An Appeal To The People: The Southern Pacific Company And Their Corrupt Judges Of The Supreme Court Of California (1899) by Philbrook, Horace Wiley

Under The Sky In California (1913) by Saunders, Charles Francis

Monograph Of The Shallow Water Starfishes Of The North Pacific Coast From The Arctic Ocean To California: Part 1, Text (1914) by Verrill, Addison Emery

The Pilgrimage Of Premnath (1918) by White, Edmund

The Siege Of Quebec And The Battle Of The Plains Of Abraham (1901) by Doughty, Arthur George, Parmelee, George William

A Naturalist In Cannibal Land (1913) by Meek, A. S.

To California Over The Santa Fe Trail (1905) by Higgins, Charles Atchison

A Pirate Of Parts (1913) by Neville, Richard

A Californian Through Connecticut And The Berkshires (1916) by Osborn, Russell Wright

Roeding's Practical Planter's Guide: The Result Of Thirty Years Experience In California Horticulture (1915) by Roeding, George Christian

The Climate And Weather Of San Diego, California (1913) by Carpenter, Ford Ashman

Jack London and Hawaii - The Adventures of Charmian and Jack London in Hawaii by London, Charmian K.

Diver: A Royal Navy and Commercial Diver's Journey Through Life, and Around the World by Groom, Tony

Whaling Captain's Life: The Exciting True Account by Henry Acton for His Son, William (Collector's) by Acton, William

Endless Sea: Alone around Antarctica--As Far South as a Boat Can Sail by Klink, Amyr

Otto Rahn and the Quest for the Grail by Graddon, Nigel

Wing Tip Shoes by Spreitzer, Mary Elizabeth

The North American Journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied: May 1832-April 1833 Volume 1 by Maximilian of Wied, Prince Alexander Philipp

Forgive Me, Ma'am... Bears Don't Wear Blue by Weill, Kelly, Weill, Larry

The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Woodard, Colin

Wing Tip Shoes by Spreitzer, Mary Elizabeth

From the Harpy Tomb to the Wonders of Ephesus by Challis, Debbie

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West by Ambrose, Stephen E.

Memoirs Of The Life And Travels Of The Late Charles Macpherson In Asia, Africa And America; Illustrative Of Manners, Customs And Character (1800) by MacPherson, Charles

Voyages And Discoveries Of The Companions Of Columbus (1831) by Irving, Washington

The Life, Travels And Adventures Of An American Wanderer: A Truthful Narrative Of Events In The Life Of Alonzo P. De Milt (1883) by Fitch, Franklyn Y.

A California Pilgrimage: By One Of The Pilgrims (1884) by Truesdell, Amelia Woodward

Sir Walter Ralegh: A Biography (1899) by Stebbing, William

The Pilgrimage Of Premnath (1918) by White, Edmund

The Pilgrimage Of Grace, 1536-1537, And The Exeter Conspiracy, 1538 V1 (1915) by Dodds, Madeleine Hope, Dodds, Ruth

Life In The Far West (1868) by Ruxton, George Frederick

California Desert Trails (1919) by Chase, J. Smeaton

Sixty Years V2: Life And Adventure In The Far East (1911) by Ross, John Dill

The Personal Life of David Livingstone: Chiefly from His Unpublished Journals and Correspondence in the Possession of His Family (1881) by Blaikie, William Garden

My Adventures On The Australian Goldfields (1903) by Craig, William

The Amateur Emigrant; Across The Plains; The Silverado Squatters (1897) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Legends Of The Rhine And Of The Low Countries (1849) by Grattan, Thomas Colley

The Adventures Of James Capen Adams: Mountaineer And Grizzly Bear Hunter Of California (1911) by Hittell, Theodore H.

The Adventures Of Imshi: A Two-Seater In Search Of The Sun (1922) by Prioleau, John

Capt. W. F. Drannan, Chief Of Scouts: As Pilot To Emigrant And Government Trains, Across The Plains Of The Wild West (1910) by Drannan, William F.

Five Years Before The Mast: Or Life In The Forecastle, Aboard Of A Whaler And Man-Of-War (1854) by Hazen, Jacob A.

At The North Of Bearcamp Water: Chronicles Of A Stroller In New England From July To December (1917) by Bolles, Frank

An Appeal To The People: The Southern Pacific Company And Their Corrupt Judges Of The Supreme Court Of California (1899) by Philbrook, Horace Wiley

John Long's Voyages And Travels In The Years 1768-1788 (1922) by

The Adventures Of Henry Hudson (1842) by Lilly, Lambert

California Sketches: New Series (1882) by Fitzgerald, Oscar Penn

A Memoir Of Sebastian Cabot: With A Review Of The History Of Maritime Discovery (1831) by Biddle, Richard

Sheridan's Troopers On The Borders: A Winter Campaign On The Plains (1885) by Keim, De B. Randolph

A Thousand Miles From A Post Office: Or Twenty Years Life And Travel In The Hudson's Bay Regions (1922) by Lofthouse, Joseph

The Adventures Of An Elephant Hunter (1912) by Sutherland, James

The Captive Of Nootka Or The Adventures Of John R. Jewett (1841) by Alsop, Richard

Californians (1916) by Jeffers, Robinson

Simon Fraser: In Search of Modern British Columbia by Hume, Stephen

Captain Cook by Gascoigne, John

Conquering the Impossible: My 12,000-Mile Journey Around the Arctic Circle by Horn, Mike

Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru by Smyth, Clifford

That Man Boone: Frontiersman of Idaho by Hayman, H. H.

The Great White South: Being An Account Of Experiences With Captain Scott's South Pole Expedition And Of The Nature Life Of The Antarctic by Ponting, Herbert G.

William Henry Knight: California Pioneer by Power, Bertha Knight

The Log Of Bob Bartlett: The True Story Of Forty Years Of Seafaring And Exploration by Bartlett, Robert A.

Venetian Adventurer: Being An Account Of The Life And Times And Of The Book Of Marco Polo by Hart, Henry H.

Bob Bartlett, Master Mariner by Green, Fitzhugh

Andree: The Record Of A Tragic Adventure by Putnam, George Palmer

Cannibal Nights: The Reminiscences Of A Freelance Trader by Raabe, H. E.

Gods Who Die: The Story Of Samoa's Greatest Adventurer by Dana, Julian

By Juan De Fuca's Strait: Pioneering Along The Northwestern Edge Of The Continent by McCurdy, James G.

Antarctic Conquest: The Story Of The Ronne Expedition 1946-1948 by Ronne, Finn

The Life Of Captain Alonso De Contreras: Knight Of The Military Order Of St. John, Native Of Madrid by De Contreras, Alonso

Tales Of A Western Mountaineer: A Record Of Mountain Experiences On The Pacific Coast by Rusk, C. E.

Legends Of The Mighty Sioux by

Deep Water: The Autobiography Of A Sea Captain by Mitchell, Pryce

Whale Hunt: The Narrative Of A Voyage By Nelson Cole Haley, Harpooner In The Ship Charles W. Morgan 1849-1853 by Haley, Nelson Cole

Black Range Tales: Chronicling Sixty Years Of Life And Adventure In The Southwest by McKenna, James A.

Cannibal Jack: The True Autobiography Of A White Man In The South Seas by Diapea, William, Hadfield, James

20 Hrs. 40 Min., Our Flight in the Friendship: The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story by Earhart, Amelia

Man of Alaska: Peter Trimble Rowe by Jenkins, Thomas

Adrift: The Story of Twenty Days on a Raft in the South Atlantic by Hunter, J. H.

First Over Everest! the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition 1933 by Fellowes, P. F. M.

Burton Of Arabia: The Life Story Of Sir Richard Francis Burton by Dearden, Seton

Prospector In Siberia: The Autobiography Of Jonas Lied by Lied, Jonas

Rear Admiral Byrd and the Polar Expeditions: With an Account of His Life and Achievements by Foster, Coram

No Man Like Joe: The Life And Times Of Joseph L. Meek by Tobie, Harvey Elmer

A New Voyage Round The World By A Course Never Sailed Before by Defoe, Daniel

Klondike Diary: True Account of the Klondike Rush of 1897-1898 by Medill, Robert B.

Fifty Years Below Zero: A Lifetime of Adventure in the Far North by Brower, Charles D., Farrelly, Philip J., Anson, Lyman

Wild Animal Man: Being The Story Of The Life Of Reuben Castang by Thompson, R. W.

Legends Of Texas by

Crossing the Darien Gap: A Daring Journey Through the Roadless and Enchanting Jungle That Separates North America and South America by Egan, Andrew N.

Crossing the Darien Gap: A Daring Journey Through the Roadless and Enchanting Jungle That Separates North America and South America by Egan, Andrew Niall

Spirits of the Wilderness by Sheehan, Keith M.

The Gobi Desert - The Adventures of Three Women Travelling Across the Gobi Desert in the 1920s by French, Francesca, Cable, Mildred

The Seven Lives of Colonel Patterson: How an Irish Lion Hunter Led the Jewish Legion to Victory by Brian, Denis

Godfrey's Narrative Of The Last Grinnell Arctic Exploring Expedition In Search Of Sir John Franklin, 1853-55 (1857) by Godfrey, William C.

A Journal: Comprising An Account Of The Loss Of The Brig Commerce (1847) by Robbins, Archibald

Chaucer's Legend Of Good Women: The Character And Relations Of The Manuscripts, The Prologues, Some Doubtful Readings (1902) by Bilderbeck, James Bourdillon

A Voyage At Anchor (1900) by Russell, William Clark

Drake And His Yeomen: A True Accounting Of The Character And Adventures Of Sir Francis Drake, As Told By Sir Matthew Maunsell, His Friend An by Barnes, James

A Pioneer Voyage To California And Round The World, 1849 To 1852 (1908) by Coffin, George

Briton, Boer And Black: Or Ten Years' Hunting, Trading And Prospecting In South Africa (1906) by Handley, Clement

Camps In The Rockies: Being A Narrative Of Life On The Frontier, And Sport In The Rocky Mountains, With An Account Of The Cattle Ranches Of by Baillie-Grohman, William A.

An American In Norway (1885) by Vicary, John Fulford

Harry Lawton's Adventures: Or A Young Sailor's Wanderings In Strange Lands (1866) by Lawton, Harry

A Breeze From The Great Salt Lake: Or New Zealand To New York By The New Mail Route (1871) by Ollivant, Joseph Earle

Across Greenland's Ice Fields: The Adventures Of Nansen And Peary On The Great Ice Cap (1902) by Douglas, Mary

Coomassie And Magdala: The Story Of Two British Campaigns In Africa (1874) by Stanley, Henry Morton

Happy Days In Southern California (1898) by Rindge, Frederick Hastings

Anecdotes Of A Life On The Ocean: Being A Portion Of The Experiences Of Twenty-Seven Years Service In Many Parts Of The World (1871) by Cowans, David

Diary Of Daniel E. Heywood: A Parmachenee Guide At Camp Caribou, Parmachenee Lake (1891) by Heywood, Daniel E.

Battle Of Waterloo: Or Correct Narrative Of The Late Sanguinary Conflict On The Plains Of Waterloo (1815) by Scott, W. a.

A Boys Adventures In The Wilds Of Australia: Or Herbert's Notebook (1855) by Howitt, William

A Residence Among The Chinese: Inland, On The Coast, And At Sea (1857) by Fortune, Robert

A Narrative Of The Sufferings And Adventures Of Captain Charles H. Barnard, In A Recent Voyage Round The World (1836) by Barnard, Charles H.

Discoverers And Explorers (1900) by Shaw, Edward Richard

An African Trail (1917) by MacKenzie, Jean Kenyon

Arctic Explorations: In Search Of Sir John Franklin (1885) by Kane, Elisha Kent

Chambers's Supplementary Reader, No. 3: The Norman Conquest, Life Of Alexander Selkirk, Anecdotes Of Elephants, Select Poems On Insects (1872) by Chambers, William, Chambers, Robert

Fridtiof Nansen, 1861-1893 (1896) by Rolfsen, Nordahl, Brogger, W. C.

A Naturalist In Western China V1: With Vasculum, Camera, And Gun (1913) by Wilson, Ernest Henry

Footloose And Free (1912) by Chalmers, Stephen

Heavenward Ho: Or Story Coxen's Log (1873) by Cowdy, Samuel

Fighting The Slave-Hunters In Central Africa: A Record Of Twenty-Six Years Of Travel And Adventure (1910) by Swann, Alfred James

Fruits Of Enterprise Exhibited In The Adventures Of Belzoni In Egypt And Nubia (1843) by Belzoni, Giovanni Battista

A Sequel To The Northwest Passage: And The Plans For The Search For Sir John Franklin, A Review (1860) by Brown, John

Adventures On The Western Coast Of South America V1: And The Interior Of California (1847) by Coulter, John

Adventures Among The Dyaks Of Borneo (1865) by Boyle, Frederick

A Seven Months' Run, Up And Down, And Around The World (1872) by Brooks, James

An Authentic Narrative Of Four Years' Residence At Tongataboo: One Of The Friendly Islands, In The Southsea (1810) by Vason, George

Daybreak: A Story Of The Age Of Discovery (1915) by Miller, Elizabeth Jane

Chaparral: Studies In The Dwarf Forests, Or Elfin-Wood, Of Southern California (1911) by Plummer, Fred Gordon

Christina Forsyth Of Fingoland: The Story Of The Loneliest Woman In Africa (1919) by Livingstone, William Pringle

Narrative of the Mutiny of the Bounty on a Voyage to the South Seas (1838) by Bligh, William

A Peep At The Pixies: Or Legends Of The West (1854) by Bray, Anna Eliza

A Diary Of The Wreck Of His Majesty's Ship Challenger, On The Western Coast Of South America In May, 1835 (1836) by Seymour, Michael, Rouse, Henry William

Captain James Cook, The Circumnavigator (1907) by Kitson, Arthur

Abroad With The Jimmies (1902) by Bell, Lilian

Arctic Regions: Voyage To Davis' Strait (1827) by Duncan, David

Four Years In The Government Exploring Expedition: Commanded By Captain Charles Wilkes (1855) by Colvocoresses, George Musalas

Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer: An Old-Time Sailor Of The Sea (1922) by Spears, John Randolph

Garton Rowley: Or Leaves From The Log Of A Master Mariner (1883) by Wray, James Jackson

Gypsying Beyond The Sea: From English Fields To Salerno Shores (1893) by Lent, William Bement

David Thompson's Narrative Of His Explorations In Western America, 1784-1812 (1916) by

The Life of Daniel Boone by Boone, Daniel

Adventures of a Common Man: The Life of Rodney Anderson by Anderson, Tory C.

Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America by Fernández-Armesto, Felipe

Captain Protheroe's Fortune: A Story Of The Sea As Told To The Author By George Henry Grummet, Mate Of The Schooner Effie Dean (1913) by Kendall, Oswald

Captain James Cook, The Circumnavigator (1907) by Kitson, Arthur

Chaucer's Legend Of Good Women: The Character And Relations Of The Manuscripts, The Prologues, Some Doubtful Readings (1902) by Bilderbeck, James Bourdillon

Fighting The Slave-Hunters In Central Africa: A Record Of Twenty-Six Years Of Travel And Adventure (1910) by Swann, Alfred James

Four Years In The Government Exploring Expedition: Commanded By Captain Charles Wilkes (1855) by Colvocoresses, George Musalas

Across Greenland's Ice Fields: The Adventures Of Nansen And Peary On The Great Ice Cap (1902) by Douglas, Mary

Cannibals And Convicts: Notes Of Personal Experiences In The Western Pacific (1886) by Thomas, Julian

From Edinburgh To The Antarctic: An Artist's Notes And Sketches During The Dundee Antarctic Expedition Of 1892-93 (1894) by Burn-Murdoch, William Gordon

Arctic Experiences: Containing Captain George E. Tyson's Wonderful Drift On The Ice-Floe (1874) by Blake, Euphemia Vale

Anecdotes Of A Life On The Ocean: Being A Portion Of The Experiences Of Twenty-Seven Years Service In Many Parts Of The World (1871) by Cowans, David

An Authentic Narrative Of Four Years' Residence At Tongataboo: One Of The Friendly Islands, In The Southsea (1810) by Vason, George

Fruits Of Enterprise Exhibited In The Adventures Of Belzoni In Egypt And Nubia (1843) by Belzoni, Giovanni Battista

Eight Months On The Gran Chaco Of The Argentine Republic (1886) by Pelleschi, Giovanni

Briton, Boer And Black: Or Ten Years' Hunting, Trading And Prospecting In South Africa (1906) by Handley, Clement

Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer: An Old-Time Sailor Of The Sea (1922) by Spears, John Randolph

Garton Rowley: Or Leaves From The Log Of A Master Mariner (1883) by Wray, James Jackson

Fifty Years A Hunter And Trapper: Experiences And Observations Of E. N. Woodcock (1913) by Woodcock, Eldred Nathaniel

Canyons of the Colorado by Powell, J. W.

David Thompson's Narrative Of His Explorations In Western America, 1784-1812 (1916) by

Livingstone and the Exploration of Central Africa by Johnston, H. H.

Looking for Orthon: The Story of George Adamski, the First Flying Saucer Contactee, and How He Changed the World by Bennett, Colin

Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition by Scott, Robert Falcon

Conquistadors of the Useless by Terray, Lionel

Sultan to Sultan - Adventures of a woman among the Masai and other Tribes of East Africa by French Sheldon, May

Boone: A Biography by Morgan, Robert

Silver Spoons, Mad Baboons, and Other Tales of Tea by Copper, Barry W.

Legends Of The Middle Ages: Narrated With Special Reference To Literature (1896) by Guerber, H. Adeline

Sir Lancelot: A Legend Of The Middle Ages (1857) by Faber, Frederick William

Lines From My Logbooks (1898) by Hay, John Charles Dalrymple

Sporting Adventures In The Pacific: Whilst In Command Of The Reindeer (1876) by Kennedy, William Robert

The Adventures Of Charles Edward (1908) by Rhodes, Harrison

Pilgrimages In Paris (1857) by Pardoe, Julia S. H.

The Adventures Of A Tropical Tramp (1922) by Foster, Harry La Tourette

Mr. Dunn Browne's Experiences In Foreign Parts (1857) by Browne, Dunn

The Shaybacks In Camp: Ten Summers Under Canvas (1887) by Barrows, Isabel Chapin, Barrows, Samuel June

Lone Life V1-2: A Year In The Wilderness (1875) by Gillmore, Parker

Legends Of Lakeland (1881) by Adra

Modern Hagiology V1-2: An Examination Of The Nature And Tendency Of Some Legendary And Devotional Works (1846) by Crosthwaite, John Clarke

How I Shot My Bears: Or Two Years' Tent Life In Kullu And Lahoul (1893) by Tyacke, Richard Humphrey

Legends Of The Braes Of Mar (1861) by Grant, John

Tales Of A Rambler (1836) by

Pages From An Adventurous Life (1907) by Donovan, Dick, Muddock, Joyce Emmerson

Sarchedon V3: A Legend Of The Great Queen (1871) by Melville, George John Whyte

Legends Of The Library At Lilies V2 (1832) by Nugent, George Nugent Grenville

Life On The Lagoons (1884) by Brown, Horatio F.

Surf: A Summer Pilgrimage (1881) by Wright, Saul, Wilson, F. T.