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“edward thomas mccarthy”

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  • Incidents In The Life Of A Mining Engineer

    by Edward Thomas McCarthy ...
    This work is the reminiscences and adventures of a mining engineer compiled from various letters and diaries throughout his career. Provides a very interesting and fascinating look into the life and times of mining and miners. Contains stories and experiences from all over the globe. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by Col. Percy Fawcett ...
    The life of Colonel Fawcett is now the subject of the major motion picture The Lost City of Z.The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. In 1925, Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered the location of a lost city; he had set out with two companions, one of whom was his eldest son, to destination 'Z', never to be heard of again. His ... Read more

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  • Travels in West Africa

    by Mary Kingsley ...
    After a preliminary visit to the Canary Islands, Kingsley decided to travel to the west coast of Africa. The only non-African women who regularly embarked on (often dangerous) journeys to Africa were usually the wives of missionaries, government officials, or explorers. Exploration and adventure were not seen as fitting roles for women in the Victorian era. Yet, when Mary Kingsley's invalid ... Read more

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  • Tschiffely's Ride

    Ten Thousand Miles in the Saddle from Southern Cross to Pole Star

    by Aimé Tschiffely ...
    THE UNDISPUTED CLASSIC OF EQUINE ADVENTUREIn the early 1920s, a peaceful Swiss schoolteacher accomplished one of the most extraordinary equestrian journeys in history: Aimé Tschiffely and his two trusty steeds, Mancha and Gato, traveled the incredible distance of ten thousand miles between Buenos Aires and New York.Tschiffely's Ride recounts the dramatic story of that daring journey. Along the ... Read more

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  • Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, 1851–1852

    by William Lewis Herndon ...
    An epic and intimate firsthand account of a true American hero's daring journey into the heart of the Amazon forest in the nineteenth century.Captain William Lewis Herndon was memorialized in Gary Kinder's bestselling book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, which recounts Herndon's final acts of heroism as his ship foundered in a hurricane off the Carolina coast in 1857. Seven years before those ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fishing the Restigouche 1868

    by Charles Halleck ...
    A mid nineteenth century sportsman's adventure into the wilds of Quebec and New Brunswick in search of Salmon and Trout. Wilderness sport at it's best! ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • Tschiffely's Ride

    Ten Thousand Miles in the Saddle from Southern Cross to Pole Star

    by Aimé Tschiffely ...
    The undisputed classic of equine adventure.From the southeast coast of South America through an expanse of Peruvian sands en route to the West Coast, then onward through Central American jungles and rainforest, and finally to New York, Tschiffely’s journey was considered impossible and absurd by many newspaper writers in 1925. However, after two and a half years on horseback with two of his trusty ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Life Among the Indians (Illustrated)

    Enriched edition. Indians of North and South America: Everyday Life & Customes of Indian Tribes, Indian Art & Architecture, Warfare, Medicine and Religion     

    by George Catlin, Scarlett Burke ...
    In 'Life Among the Indians (Illustrated)', George Catlin offers readers a detailed account of his experiences living among various Native American tribes in the 19th century. Catlin's book provides a unique insight into the daily lives, customs, and rituals of Native American communities, showcasing their resilience and rich cultural heritage. The inclusion of illustrations adds a visual element ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • With the World's Great Travellers I

    by Charles Morris, Oliver H. G. Leigh, Harriet Martineau, Henry Latham, Edward A. Pollard, William Howard Russell, S.C. Clarke, Thérès Yelverton, Thomas L. Nichols, Frederick Law Olmsted, G. W. Featherstonhaugh, J. S. Campion, Alfred Terry Bacon, Louis C. Bradford, Washington Irving, Meriwether Lewis, William Clarke, B. A. Watson, Henry G. Bryant, William Edward Parry, Elisha Kent Kane, W. S. Schley, Septima M. Collins, James A. Harrison, Jonathan Carver, Thomas M. Hutchinson, Charles Darwin, Benjamin F. Bourne ...
    This book contains multiple stories about travelling from the world's greatest travellers: New Dependencies of the United States (OLIVER H. G. LEIGH) Winter and Summer in New England (HARRIET MARTINEAU) Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands (CHARLES MORRIS) From New York to Washington in 1866 (HENRY LATHAM) The Natural Bridge and Tunnel of Virginia (EDWARD A. POLLARD) Plantation Life in War Times ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Darien Exploring Expedition

    Under Command of Lieut. Isaac C. Strain

    by J T Headley ...
    This is the story of exploration – Exploration in all the glory of isolation and starvation. There is something inexpressibly mournful in the detached sentences, entered by a weak and half-starved man in his journal. The absence of all attempt at description; the resigned, almost humble, way of recording their sufferings and their steadily-increasing prostration, are more touching than the most ... Read more

    $8.23 CAD

  • Travels in West Africa

    by Mary Kingsley ...
    A remarkable account by a pioneering woman explorer who was described by Rudyard Kipling as 'the bravest woman of all my knowledge'.Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she undertook an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Eldorado: Adventures in the Path of Empire

    by Bayard Taylor ...
    American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author, Bayard Taylor (1825 – 1878) led a remarkable life and left a fascinating legacy. His travel books are known for their keen details, humor, and adventure. His poetry still stands up and his translations were at one time considered some of the finest.In 1849, Taylor made a trip to California and Mexico. Throughout the journey he kept ... Read more

    $3.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus