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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
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John W Powell
In 1869, Civil War veteran John Wesley Powell and nine other men undertook a hazardous three-month excursion down the unmapped Colorado River. Three of them survived famine, Indian attacks, mutiny, and dangerous rapids, and Powell told their harrowing story in this 1874 account.
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The Oregon trail
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Francis Parkman
'It was his own fortitude and perseverance - perseverance under the most grievous physical afflictions - that made it possible for Parkman to see as much of the West as he did, to experience at first hand the life of the explorer and the trapper and hunter, and even of the Indian. And it was his arduous preparation, his intellectual curiosity, his ...
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20 Hours, 40 Min: Our Flight in the Friendship
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Amelia Earhart
The legend of Amelia Earhart has grown so large that this book, her account of her first flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928, is a refreshing glimpse into her remarkable spirit of adventure. In simple, candid prose, Earhart recounts the events in her life that led to her interest in flying. Dropping out of high school to help with the war ...
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
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Meriwether Lewis, William Clark
MODERN ABRIDGEMENT: Totaling 13 volumes in length, the journals of Lewis and Clark have not been newly abridged in more than 50 years. This modern-day abridgement, timed to take advantage of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial celebrations, will focus on the highlights of the journey, and include relevant information left out of the last abridgement. ...
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My Life as an Explorer
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Sven Anders Hedin
Sven Hedin (1865-1952) spent three decades exploring Central Asia: traveling the Silk Road, discovering long-lost cities, mapping uncharted rivers. This memoir tells the story of his exploits and accomplishments.
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The Fun of It: Random Records of My Own Flying and of Women in Aviation
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Amelia Earhart
The first woman to solo across the Atlantic recalls her youth, early encounters with flying, career as a pilot, and feminine pioneers in aviation.
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Last Flight
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Amelia Earhart
Earhart's account of her ill-fated last flight around the world, begun in 1937, remains one of the most moving and absorbing adventure stories of all time. Compiled here are dispatches, letters, diary entries and charts she sent to her husband at each stage of her trip.
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Letters from Amelia, 1901-1937
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Amelia Earhart
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Last Flight P
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Amelia Earhart, George Palmer Putnam (Editor), Walter J Boyne, Col. (Foreword by)
Earhart's account of her ill-fated last flight around the world, begun in 1937, remains one of the most moving and absorbing adventure stories of all time. Compiled here are dispatches, letters, diary entries and charts she sent to her husband at each stage of her trip.
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20 Hrs. 40 Min., Our Flight in the Friendship: The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story
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Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart: Image and Icon
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Kristen Lubben (Editor), Amelia Earhart (Photographer), Sue Butler (Text by)
Edited by Kristen Lubben. Text by Sue Butler.
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Last Flight - Amelia Earhart's Flying Adventures
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Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was twice the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air: initially in 1928 as a passenger just a year after Lindbergh's pioneering flight and then in 1932 flying solo. Like her contemporaries Amy Johnson and Beryl Markham she was featured in all the fashionable magazines of the day as a symbol of the new independent woman. The list ...
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Scrambles Amongst the Alps
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Washington Irving, Edward Whymper, Amelia Earhart
Scrambles Amongst the Alps describes nine years Whymper spent climbing in the Alps, from 1860 to 1869, a time when mountain climbing was just starting to become an international sport getting international headlines. Whymper was a prodigious climber; he once gained 100,000 feet of altitude in the mountains in something like 30 days, attacking ...
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Conquerors of the sky
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Joseph Lewis French (Editor)
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Letters from Amelia 1901-1937
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Jean L. Backus, Amelia Earhart
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Last flight by Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart, George Palmer Putnam
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