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Feats on the Fiord
Harriet MartineauA Tale of Norway A collection of stories part of Marineau’s “Playfellow” series written for children. The book is set in Norway along the fjords in...
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Richard Henry DanaA Vacation Voyage Richard Henry Dana, Jr.’s travel narrative of his trip to Cuba in 1859. While the United States was contemplating the annexation ...
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Harriet Beecher StoweOr, Life Among the Lowly The classic anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The novel had a profound effect on the attitudes of the public to...
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Frederick OberSpanish Explorer and Conquistador Frederick Ober’s biography of Juan Ponce de León. The book starts with a background of the Ponce de León family i...
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Ferdynand OssendowskiThe Russian Civil War Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski’s retelling of his escape from Red Army-controlled Siberia with fellow Poles and White Russians....
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Sir Walter RaleighRecords of Expedition The first hand account of Sir Walter Raleigh during his first and second voyages to Guiana. Raleigh and his men were in searc...
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