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Ice ghosts: the epic hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
Par Paul Watson. 2017
Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Lost Franklin Expedition of 1845--whose two ships and crew of 129…
were lost to the Arctic ice--with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the flagship's wreck in 2014. Watson tells a fast-paced historical adventure story: Sir John Franklin and the crew of the HMS Erebus and Terror setting off in search of the fabled Northwest Passage, the hazards they encountered, the reasons they were forced to abandon ship hundreds of miles from the nearest outpost of Western civilization, and the decades of searching that turned up only rumours of cannibalism and a few scattered papers and bones--until a combination of faith in Inuit lore and the latest science yielded a discovery for the ages. Bestseller. 2017.I survived true stories: nature attacks! (I survived. #2)
Par Lauren Tarshis. 2015
True stories of real kids up against terrible forces of nature. From the 14-year-old lone survivor of the shark attacks…
of 1916, to the 9-year-old who survived the Peshtigo Fire of 1871, here are four unforgettable survivors who managed to beat the odds. Grades 3-6. 2015.Ice wreck
Par Lucille Recht Penner. 2001
Describes the true story of British explorer Shackleton's attempted 1914 expedition to Antarctica. When the ship was caught in the…
frozen sea, he and his crew experienced an eighteen-month ordeal, during which they camped on ice floes and lived on an island. Grades 2-4. 2001.All monsters must die: an excursion to North Korea
Par Saskia Vogel, Magnus Bärtås, Fredrik Ekman. 2015
The authors have created a mosaic of North Korea, past and present: from the Japanese occupation to the demarcation of…
the border at the 38th parallel and the Korean War, the development of North Korean Juche ideology, the establishment of the Kim dynasty's cult of personality, and the aggressive manufacturing of political propaganda, which motivated the kidnapping of South Korea's most famous film couple. Intelligent and shocking, this book offers a rare and fascinating window into the “hermit kingdom.” 2015. Uniform title: Alla monster måste dö.Eiger dreams: ventures among men and mountains
Par Jon Krakauer. 2009
Twelve accounts of mountaineering feats by the author of “Into Thin Air” (DC16741). In the title piece, Krakauer and a…
younger companion are waiting out bad weather conditions before assaulting the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland. Some strong language. 2009, c1990.An omnibus of historic shipwrecks, ranging from the demise of the Titanic to the mid-eighteenth-century burning at sea of a…
French East Indiaman. The conduct of those aboard the doomed vessels has ranged from the mass murder committed by the captain of the Meduse to the heroism of Captain Carlsen's refusal to desert the Flying Enterprise until she sank underneath him. Hood illuminates ship operation, nautical terms and historical context, so readers have a clear idea of not only what happened but why. 2006.Beyond the sky and the earth: a journey into Bhutan
Par Jamie Zeppa. 1999
In 1989 Jamie Zeppa decided to try something completely different from anything she had ever done before. She signed on…
as a teacher for two years in the Far East country of Bhutan. Once she arrived there she discovered the difficulties in bridging cultural divides, and the rewards that come from immersing oneself in a completely different culture. 1999.Days and nights on the Grand Trunk Road: Calcutta to Khyber
Par Anthony Weller. 1997
The highway adventures of an American journalist traveling the fifteen hundred miles of the Grand Trunk Road from Calcutta across…
northern India and Pakistan to the Khyber Pass. Weller recounts the region's religious and political history; describes the cities, countryside, and people he encounters; and conveys his joy at traveling in an area he has read much about. c1997.Floreana: a woman's pilgrimage to the Galapagos
Par Margret Wittmer. 1961
A first-hand account of a young German couple's determination to live a pure and simple life on an isolated island…
in the Galapagos in the 1930s. Visited by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thor Heyerdahl, this is a story of survival, desperation, love, and possibly murder. 1961.Along the edge of America
Par Peter Jenkins. 1995
Jenkins hit a low period after his divorce. Even though he had no boating experience, the cure he chose was…
taking a boat trip along the Gulf Coast. Jenkins describes the people and places he discovered during the two years he spent on the small boat, which he named Cooper after the dog who accompanied him on some of his earlier journeys. 1995.Hurricane!
Par Celia Godkin. 2008
Along Florida's coast, people board up their homes and the animals head inland - a hurricane is coming. When it…
reaches land, howling winds uproot trees and homes with equal ease, and storm surges devastate the town. Then, after the eerie quiet of the hurricane's eye, the winds howl again, toppling structures that had survived the first onslaught and washing away the remains. But even as the last of the storm dies down, the process of renewal gradually begins. Grades 2-4. 2008.Dancing in the no-fly zone: a woman's journey through Iraq
Par Hadani Ditmars. 2005
When Ditmars first went to Iraq in 1997, she found art, and beauty, amidst the misery and suffering. She travelled…
to Iraq again and again, and in 2003, she returned to Baghdad to find the people she had met over the years and see what had become of them since the US "liberation". Ditmars portrays the full depth of the humanity of the Iraqi people. 2005.Coke stop in Emo: adventures of a long-distance paddler
Par Alec Ross. 1995
In 1987, Alec Ross launched his canoe from the same spot at Lachine, just west of Montreal, which the voyageurs…
used when they set out on their quest for furs. For Ross, it was the beginning of an 8,000 kilometre journey to follow their routes, and continue to a west coast which they had never imagined. 1995.Farthest north: the epic adventure of a visionary explorer
Par Fridtjof Nansen. 2018
In 1893 Norwegian zoologist Fridtjof Nansen set sail for the North Pole in the Fram, a ship specially designed to…
be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel north with the sea's drift. "Farthest North", first published in 1897, is the stirring first-person account of the Fram and her historic voyage. 2018. Uniform title: Fram over Polhavet.Ghost train to the Eastern star: on the tracks of The great railway bazaar
Par Paul Theroux. 2008
With this vibrant and illuminating travelogue that shows just how much the world has changed in the 30 years since…
he wrote "The great railway bazaar," Theroux returns to the rails of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, India, China, Japan, and Siberia for an exceptionally detailed and entertaining update that will entice fans and newcomers alike. 2008.Following the sea
Par Benjamin Doane. 1987
"Following the sea" is a manuscript written in the 19th century which describes the adventures of a Nova Scotia sailor's…
life at sea during the mid-1800s. The narration provides a unique insight into the sailing vessels of the Maritimes, and the men who sailed them. Includes an appendix which provides information on vessels mentioned in the manuscript, and a glossary of nautical and whaling terms. 1988, c1987.Great Bear: a journey remembered
Par Frederick B Watt. 1980
Flight of the Vin Fiz
Par E. P Stein. 1985
Guide to Eastern Turkey and the Black Sea Coast
Par Diana Darke. 1987
Describes Armenian, Georgian, Hittite, Urartian, Nestorian, Byzantine, Persian and Seljuk sites, as well as explaining the character of modern Turks…
and their customs. Gives practical advice on driving and the limited number of hotels and restaurants in the area. c1987.Gales of November: the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Par Robert J Hemming. 1981
The loss of a ship on Lake Superior in 1975, immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot's song "The wreck of the Edmund…
Fitzgerald," is described in this book which also examines the lives of the crew and their families, and the official investigations of the tragedy. 1981.