Travel

Overview: This classic adventure story follows two young boys, Andy and Chet, as they join a daring expedition led by experienced hunter Barwell Dawson. Their quest to reach the North…

Overview: This narrative, written by an American artillery officer serving the Viceroy of Egypt, provides a firsthand account of the 1820 expedition to Dongola and Sennaar, led by Ismael Pasha….

Overview: Samuel Hearne’s “A Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay to the Northern Ocean” chronicles his three expeditions undertaken from 1769 to 1772 on behalf of the…

Overview: This autobiography recounts the life of Serjeant B——, a Scottish man who enlisted in the British Army in 1802. The book details his early life of poverty and hardship,…

Overview: This book details the author’s experiences canoeing down three historic rivers in the American Midwest: the Rock River, the Fox River (of Green Bay), and the Wisconsin River. Written…

Overview: This diary recounts the experiences of a British doctor, J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, who joined a group of adventurers on their quest for gold in Alta California in 1848. The…

Overview: This detailed account of the 1794 British campaign in the West Indies chronicles the triumphs and tribulations of conquering Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadaloupe. The text paints a vivid…

Overview: The book, “A Trip to California in 1853,” is a firsthand account of a grueling journey by ox train across the American West. Washington Bailey, the author, describes his…

Overview: This travelogue, written by Emma Roberts in 1841, documents her journey from London to Bombay, highlighting the social, cultural, and political landscape of the time. Roberts embarks on a…