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• The Beast in the Clouds

  the Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda

  Holt, Nathalia, 1980-

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  The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's two eldest sons, Kermit and Theodore Jr., and their perilous 1928-1929 expedition into the remote Chinese and Tibetan wilderness in search of the once mythical giant panda.

• Belzoni

  the Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate

  Noël Hume, Ivor

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  This title provides a comprehensive and engaging look at the controversial life of Giovanni Belzoni, a towering Italian showman turned explorer who became a key figure in early 19th-century Egyptian antiquarianism.

• Horatio's Drive

  America's First Road Trip

  Duncan, Dayton

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  In 1903, most Americans considered the automobile a mere novelty. However, a dynamic Vermont doctor named Horatio Nelson Jackson, fueled by an impulsive $50 bet at a San Francisco club, decided to prove them wrong: he would drive across the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into Africa

  the Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone

  Dugard, Martin

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  A thrilling account of the famous real-life search for the missing missionary and explorer Dr. David Livingstone by journalist Henry Morton Stanley in the late 1860s and early 1870s.

• Jungle of Stone

  the True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya

  Carlsen, William, 1945-

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  The true story of American diplomat John Lloyd Stephens and British artist Frederick Catherwood, who in 1839 ventured into the unexplored jungles of Central America and the Yucatán to find a rumored lost civilization.

• The Lost City of Z

  a Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

  Grann, David

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  A gripping narrative that expertly interweaves the historical quest of British explorer Percy Fawcett with the author's own modern-day journey into the Amazon rainforest.

• Olive the Lionheart

  Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey Into the Heart of Africa

  Ricca, Brad

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  The true story of a determined Scottish woman's journey into the African wilderness in 1910 to find her missing fiancé.

• The Promise of the Grand Canyon

  John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West

  Ross, John F., 1958-

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  This title details John Wesley Powell's 1869 expedition through the Grand Canyon and his subsequent career as a scientist advocating for environmental sustainability in the American West.

• River of the Gods

  Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

  Millard, Candice

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  A harrowing account of the mid-19th-century race between British explorers Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke to find the elusive source of the White Nile.

• Shackleton

  the Biography

  Fiennes, Ranulph, Sir, 1944-

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  A captivating account of legendary polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s life, written by one of the world's greatest living adventurers.

• Through a Land of Extremes

  the Littledales of Central Asia

  Clinch, Elizabeth

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  The remarkable, previously untold story of St. George and Teresa Littledale, an unconventional British couple who became the foremost explorers of Central Asia in the late 19th century

• A Woman's Place Is at the Top

  a Biography of Annie Smith Peck, Queen of the Climbers

  Kimberley, Hannah

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  This title details the life of Annie Smith Peck, a pioneering American mountain climber and lecturer who defied societal expectations to pursue her passion for adventure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.