Inspired by the eighteenth-century French navigator Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, the book charts the story of a contemporary round-the-world sailing odyssey, covering over 55,000 nautical miles. Author and sailor Grant Gordon…

One of North America’s top canoeing experts teaches his craft with unparalleled skill in this book designed for novice or experienced paddler–for anyone who wants to move a canoe in…

During the Second World War, six million Jews - as well as other targeted groups such as Gypsies, Poles, the handicapped and homosexuals - were systematically murdered by Adolf Hitler’s…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

Many years ago, the papers of James S. Stewart were lodged in the library of New College, Edinburgh, by the author under a 12-year embargo. Recently permission was granted for…

""Representing John Marshall and Company: Being Confessions of Edward R. Ward, a Drummer"" is a book written by Earl Underwood and published in 1905. The book is a fictionalized account…

An old man walks along deserted railway tracks, long since unused and overgrown; beside him a young, feral boy helps him along. It has been sixty years since the great…

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…