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Journey back to 1867 with Across the Continent of South America, a captivating account of a groundbreaking scientific expedition that traversed the breathtaking equatorial Andes and the lush Amazon rainforest. This remarkable adventure took the explorers from Guayaquil to Quito, across rugged mountain ranges, through dense forests to Napo, and finally along the Rio Napo to Pebas on the Maranon. Under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute, the team not only documented their travels but also collected a wealth of rock and plant samples, numerous animal specimens, and compiled local ...

Dive into the fascinating world of science with The Seven Follies of Science, a captivating exploration of the most notorious scientific impossibilities and the daring attempts to unravel them. This engaging account, enriched with a collection of intriguing paradoxes, illusions, and marvels, is sure to spark your curiosity and challenge your perception of reality. (Summary by John Phin)

Dive into The Chemical History of a Candle, a captivating series of six lectures delivered by the renowned chemist and physicist Michael Faraday to a youthful audience in 1848. This series, celebrated as one of the most iconic Christmas Lectures of the Royal Society, begins with the simple act of burning a candle and unfolds into an exploration of combustion and its byproducts. Faraday skillfully connects the fundamentals of water and air—oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon—to the intricate processes of respiration within the human body. The final lecture, On Platinum, reveals a ...

The Art of Travel serves as an essential guide filled with practical wisdom for the adventurous Victorian traveler. Discover how to meticulously plan every aspect of your journey, from selecting the ideal qualifications for a traveler and organizing a successful expedition to curating the perfect wardrobe. Explore the nuances of the trip itself, including choosing the right bivouac, selecting huts and tents, understanding what game to hunt (and how to do it), and even navigating encounters with (hostile) savages. Finally, learn how to document your adventures for a triumphant return. (Summary ...

Explore the fascinating animal kingdom through the eyes of Audubon, from the tiniest protozoa to the majestic man-eating tigers!

Discover the enchanting world of rare birds that occasionally grace England with their presence. This intriguing short book explores these elusive avian visitors, offering insights into their habits and habitats.

Imagine if this book were penned today; it might be titled The Story of the Worlds Rubbish. While that may not sound like an enticing subject, it takes us on a fascinating journey across the globe—and beyond—to explore the diverse forms of dust and refuse—animal, vegetable, and mineral. We delve into their origins, the processes of creation by both humans and nature, and their significance in our lives. Recycling is not a modern concept; humanity has practiced it for centuries, while nature has been at it for billions of years. As the old adage goes, matter is neither created nor ...

Set against the harrowing backdrop of 1665, this novel offers a gripping fictionalized account of one mans journey through the Great Plague that ravaged London. Presented in a compelling chronological narrative, the story immerses readers in the chilling realities of a city grappling with fear, loss, and survival.

In their own words, recorded in the famous journals of Lewis and Clark, the members of the Corps of Discovery tell their story with an immediacy and power missing from secondhand accounts. All of their triumphs and terrors are here: the thrill of seeing the vast herds of bison, the fear the captains felt when Sacagawea fell ill, the ordeal of crossing the Continental Divide, the misery of cold and hunger, and the kidnapping and rescue of Lewis' dog, Seaman.

This podcast features interviews with authors of new research, fresh monographs and recent books about the Holocaust and World War II.

Care Under Fire is a documentary audio short examining the history, evolution, and impact of the Journal of Special Operations Medicine. Through archival research and narration, this production explores how a uniquely operational form of medical knowledge—originating within United States Special Operations Command—was documented, evaluated, and preserved, and how it grew into a global, peer-reviewed publication reaching readers in more than eighty countries.Presented by Breakaway Media.Executive Producer: Sophia Leishman.

These captivating journals offer a unique glimpse into the lives of two private soldiers during a tumultuous period in history. To enhance your understanding of the events referenced within, Ive collaborated with Mr. Lossing, the esteemed author of the Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, who provides insightful notes to illuminate these diaries. His expertise ensures that readers will appreciate both the accuracy and the historical significance of these firsthand accounts.

These are the words of Christopher Columbus - the record of his first voyage to America. His private journal from the trip was lost, but not before being studied and condensed by later writers like Spanish historian and Dominican friar Bartolomé de Las Casas, whose abridgement has been changed to first person perspective for this production (Columbus' actual words were often included by the friar). The result is a personal record of an enterprise which changed the whole face of history.

From April 1942 to March 1944, Hélène Berr, a recent graduate of the Sorbonne, kept a journal that is both an intensely moving, intimate, harrowing, appalling document and a text of astonishing literary maturity. With her colleagues, she plays the violin and she seeks refuge from the everyday in what she calls the "selfish magic" of English literature and poetry. But this is Paris under the occupation and her family is Jewish. Eventually, there comes the time when all Jews are required to wear a yellow star.

A personal indictment of the institute of slavery in the Southern United States, as witnessed directly by Fanny Kemble, a British actress in 1838 and 1839. In a very personal way, she relates her many varied experiences, efforts to make life easier for the slaves despite her husband's stubborn resistance. As an English citizen, she had seen the total end of slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833, just a few years before her journey to Georgia. She ends her account with a stirring defense of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

John Woolman, born in 1720 in Northampton, New Jersey, was a devoted member of the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. His influential Journal, published posthumously in 1774, offers a glimpse into his life and the profound spirit behind his work. Despite his humility, Woolmans significant role in the Quaker movement against slavery shines through. It all began in 1742 when, as a young clerk, he was asked to draft a bill of sale for a enslaved woman. This pivotal moment ignited a lifelong commitment to advocating against the slave trade. Woolman embarked on arduous journeys, ...

Delve deep into the clandestine world of submarine warfare during WWI with the Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner. As the commander of the German U-boat U-28, Forstner provides an unvarnished account of the gritty realities of life under the sea, including detailed descriptions of torpedo attacks on Allied ships. First published in 1916, this 1917 English translation aimed to support the Allied war effort by revealing the fearsome nature of their invisible enemy. Inspired by a visit to the captured WWII German U-505 submarine at Chicagos Museum of Science and Industry, this audio ...

Defying the expectations of his English family, Nicholas Cresswell sets sail for America in 1774, carrying mysterious reasons for his journey. His extraordinary adventures span from trading cotton in Barbados to scouting farmlands on the Ohio frontier, and finally to the war-torn ruins of New York during the Revolutionary War. A staunch non-combatant in the American struggle for freedom, he grapples with the fear of imprisonment, dwindling finances, and the desperate need to return home. Dive into this captivating account of survival, filled with vivid insights into life, politics, piracy, and...

Dive into the captivating journal entries of an American author, who, despite her origins, spent a large portion of her life in France. These brief but poignant sketches provide a unique perspective on life in France during the tumultuous time of World War 1. Summary by Kathrinee.

Journey back in time with Edgar Allan Poes unfinished serial novel, The Journal of Julius Rodman. This captivating tale offers an account of the first ever crossing of North Americas Rocky Mountains by a civilized man. Published in Burtons Gentlemans Magazine from January to June 1840, Poe was a contributing editor at the time. However, due to conflicts with William Burton, Poe abruptly ended his contributions to the novel in June 1840.