Travel & Geography

An Excursion to the Lakes in Westmoreland and Cumberland, August 1773

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William Hutchinson



In the summer of 1773, lawyer and antiquarian William Hutchinson set out from his home in County Durham on a tour of the English Lake Distri…

Venetian Life

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William Dean Howells



William Dean Howells was American Consul to Venice for four years. His term ended in 1865. He wrote about the city, and the culture of the V…

White Mountain Trails

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Winthrop Packard



"A survey of the White Mountains of New Hampshire from a naturalist's standpoint, useful alike to the tourist, the "tramper" …

The Land of Enchantment: From Pike's Peak to the Pacific

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Lilian Whiting



Lilian Whiting, renowned journalist and editor, takes the reader on a grand circle tour of the American West. Beginning with Colorado, Ms. W…

Egypt of the Pharaohs and of the Khedivé

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Foster Barham Zincke



Those particulars of the History of Egypt, and of its present condition, in which it differs from other countries, are factors of the idea t…

Notes on The Broads and Rivers of Norfolk and Suffolk

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Harry Brittain



The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…

Civilization and Climate

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Ellsworth Huntington



This book presents the science of geography one step further than just the physical features of the earth's surface. The relationship betwee…

Exeter

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Frederick W. Heath and Sidney Heath



Exeter, county town of Devon, is one of England's most historic cities with remains of the Roman occupation and medieval times still on view…

Florida Trails

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Winthrop Packard



American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, has given us such accounts as Wild Pastures, Wood Wanderings, and White Mountain Trails now he takes …

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 10. October 1896

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the October Number. It includes the following articles:* California by the Hon. Ge…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 03. March 1898

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, the March Number.It includes the following articles:Dwellings of the Saga-…

The Story of London

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Henry B. Wheatley



A non-exhaustive history of London from the earliest settlement up to early modern times, focusing on the daily lives of its citizens, the a…

A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania

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Margaretta Archambault



This book was curated by the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women for tourists' use on a journey to Pennsylvania. Each of Pennsylvania's 6…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 12. December 1897

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol VIII, the December Number.It includes the following articles:A Special Announc…

The Story of Cairo

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Stanley Lane-Poole



Although Cairo is most famous for the ancient Egyptian pyramids of Giza located at its outskirts, the city as we know it today dates back on…

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 06. June 1898

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National Geographic Society



The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, June 1898, the Philippines Number.It includes the following articles:The P…

Four Months in a Sneak-Box

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Nathaniel H. Bishop



The kind reception by the American press of the author's first journey to the great southern sea, and its republication in Great Britain and…

Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, Vol I

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Charles Lewis Meryon and Lady Hester Stanhope



Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in Conversations with her Physician, comprising her opinions and anecdotes of som…

Cairo to Kisumu

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Frank G. Carpenter



Another chapter In Carpenter's continuing tour of the world, this time in Africa covering between Egypt and Kisumu (Kenya), with Interesting…

The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2

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Joseph Jacobs



From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole, Jacobs tells the adventure story of the discovery of the different lands and…

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