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• The Wager

  a Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

  Grann, David

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  This cinematic and suspenseful work tells the true story of His Majesty’s Ship The Wager and its secret mission to capture a Spanish galleon in 1741. The Wager wrecked rounding Cape Horn and the starving crew soon disintegrated into rival factions,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lost in the Valley of Death :

  a Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas /

  Rustad, Harley

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  This narrative nonfiction work, similar in nature to Into the Wild, is about the ways we seek fulfillment and what it means to live an authentic life. When an experienced wilderness traveler makes his way to the Parvati Valley in the Himalayas, he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Foot to Canterbury

  A Son's Pilgrimage

  Haigh, Ken, 1962-

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  In this historical travel story, the author recounts his pilgrimage across southern England following traditional routes of medieval pilgrims to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckert at Canterbury Cathedral. It’s more reflective than other novels of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost City of Z

  a Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

  Grann, David

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  There's a reason this evocative work was made into a movie! Col. Percy Fawcett disappeared into the jungles of Brazil in 1925 with his son and his son's best friend. after becoming obsessed with finding a rumored great city in the jungles of …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Whisper on the Night Wind :

  the True History of a Wilderness Legend /

  Shoalts, Adam, 1986-

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  This creepy wilderness story is set in early 1900s Labrador. Traverspine is at the foothills of the remote Mealy Mountains and was once home to real tales of things that “go bump in the night” —something emerged from the wilderness to haunt the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• River of the Gods

  Sir Richard Burton, John Speke, Sidi Mubarak Bombay and the Epic Search for the Source of the Nile

  Millard, Candice

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  Set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by colonial powers, this richly detailed work brings to life the rivalry between a decorated soldier and young aristocrat as they set out in search of the mysterious headwaters of the Nile River…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost City of the Monkey God

  Preston, Douglas J.

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  This action-packed and suspenseful story is a journey through a jungle for a lost city. Preston tells of his travels through Honduras’ Mosquitia area looking for the fabled Ciudad Blanca and his encounters with unfriendly soldiers, parasites,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Kingdom of Ice

  the Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette

  Sides, Hampton

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  This fast-paced adventure story takes place in the Arctic Ocean. Lieutenant George Washington De Long was tasked with finding the mythical open-sea passage on his 1879 Arctic expedition. Through letters, diaries, records, newspaper reports, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Silence

  the Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest

  Davis, Wade

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  This epic work seeks to provide context for the well-known story of Mallory’s last Everest expedition. The author asks not whether George Mallory was the first (European) to summit Everest, but rather why he kept climbing on that fateful day. His…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bush Runner :

  the Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson /

  Bourrie, Mark, 1957-

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  Pierre-Esprit Radisson (yes, namesake of the hotel chain) was the first European to explore the upper Mississippi and was known to many as “an eager hustler with no known scruples.” He double-crossed the English, French, Mohawk, and Dutch, and lived…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Heart of the Sea

  the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

  Philbrick, Nathaniel

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  Philbrick is one of the most engaging writers of history in our time and brings insightful context to historical events. This saga is steeped in the lore of whaling, outlining the tale of the Essex being rammed by a sperm whale in 1820. The crew…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond the Trees :

  a Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic /

  Shoalts, Adam, 1986-

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  Not all expeditions are hundreds of years ago. In the spring of 2017, Shoalts set out on a solo voyage through Canada’s Arctic region in hope for adventure. Timing his 4,000 km trek across Yukon and Nunavut between spring ice breakup and the onset…Read moreRead more of this annotation