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I hate every wave of the ocean', the seasick Charles Darwin wrote to his family during his five-year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle. It was this world-wide journey, however, that launched the scientists career.

You'll be awe-inspired by the heroic efforts of the crew of the Endurance, a ship that battled its way for six weeks through thousands of miles of pack ice while ironically only a day's sail from its destination.

Mutiny. Disease. Starvation. Cannibals. From the ancient wayfarers to modern astronauts, world explorers have blazed trails fraught with danger. Yet, as History's Greatest Voyages of Exploration vividly demonstrates, exploration continues to be one of humanity's deepest impulses. Across 24 lectures that unveil the process by which we came to know the far reaches of our planet, you'll witness the awe-inspiring and surprisingly interconnected tale of global exploration.

This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was...

Peter Stormare (Fargo, Constantine) and Denis O'Hare (American Horror Story, True Blood, Michael Clayton) star in this dramatic thriller audio drama, which imagines (based on real history) a relationship between Adolf Hitler and his reluctant personal psychotherapist, which turns deadly, as the two men meet when Hitler is just an unknown corporal and are surprisingly bound together during Hitler's rise to power... and his downfall, when Dr. Dromyrk becomes determined to destroy him.... Hippocratic Oath be damned. Adapted to podcast by Desmond Fosbery. Based on the novel "The Dromyrk File" by ...

This work covers Darwin's part in the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle. It is both a travel memoir and a scientific field journal of anthropological, biological, and geological interest. Darwin conveys his fascination with the natural world in an engaging writing style.

Join host Griffin Rowe as he navigates Captain James Cook's legendary Pacific voyages, where European ambition to map the unknown met thriving Indigenous worlds. Explore first contact, scientific discovery, and exploration's complex legacy shaping our understanding of the Pacific today. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Join Griffin Rowe aboard HMS Beagle as he retraces Charles Darwin's transformative five-year journey from aspiring clergyman to revolutionary scientist. Through earthquakes, giant fossils, and island finches, discover how one voyage reshaped humanity's understanding of life itself. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Host Jack Maddox examines Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition—six men on a primitive balsa raft crossing 4,300 miles of Pacific Ocean. Explore physical dangers, ancient engineering, and the controversial theory behind this legendary voyage that defied expert predictions. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Join host Griffin Rowe as he uncovers Admiral Zheng He's incredible treasure fleets—massive armadas that dominated the Indian Ocean decades before Columbus. Discover how Ming China built the world's most powerful navy, then mysteriously dismantled it, changing global history forever. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

In August 1948, 545 passengers boarded an overcrowded, clapped-out vessel in Marseilles to face an uncertain future in Australia and New Zealand. They came from displaced persons camps in Germany, death camps in Poland, labour camps in Hungary, gulags in Siberia, and stony Agean islands. There were those who had been hunted by the Nazis and those who had welcomed them; those who had followed the Communists and those who had fled them.

The Voyage of the Beagle - or, to give it its full title, Journal of researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage round the World of H.M.S. Beagle under command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N. - is much more than merely an account of Darwin's scientific observations in his 1831 - 36 travels across the globe: it is fine travel writing in its own right.

A tall ship is trapped on a sandbar in 1885, broadsided by heavy seas and doomed to destruction on a lonely Brazilian Beach. Thus begins an incredible sea odyssey by a North American sea captain, his wife, and two sons. To return his family to safety, Captain Joshua Slocum builds a new boat out of the wreckage of the old. With his family, he sails along the perilous South American coast, crosses the Caribbean Sea, and navigates up the United States coast to Washington, D.C.

Discover the remarkable journeys of Amerigo Vespucci, a pivotal figure in the exploration of the Americas. From the shores of Cape Hatteras to the vast landscapes of Uruguay and Argentina, Vespucci charted territories that would shape our understanding of the New World. This captivating work features his detailed letter to Pier Soderini, outlining his first four voyages, alongside a comprehensive biography of Vespucci and a geographical overview of his explorations. With insightful notes and analyses, this account not only illuminates the life of the man who lent his name to America but also ...

Pigafetta's book on Magellan’s travels is an engaging travel narrative honoring the legendary explorer. But it is much more: an accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation of the globe. Pifagetta describes the peoples, countries, goods, and even the languages that were spoken in every area.

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.

In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. Unlike the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster of the modern age. Audiences witnessed it all: the unthinkable collision of two modern vessels equipped with radar; perilous hours of uncertainty; the heroic rescue of passengers, and the final gasp as the pride of the Italian fleet slipped beneath the Atlantic, taking some 50 lives with her.

Volume 1 of this captivating four-part series takes you on a journey through fascinating territories such as Sierra Leone, Fernando Po, Calabar, and Prince Edwards Island. Immerse yourself in the complex interplay of races and cultures, while grappling with the harsh realities of the British and European slave trade. This essential document serves to enlighten the English sovereign about the true nature of colonialism in Africa, offering a thought-provoking perspective on a pivotal historical narrative. - Summary by Jim Locke

Join Edward Frederick Knight, an adventurous English barrister and amateur sailor, as he embarks on an exhilarating journey across the Atlantic in his 30-ton yacht, the Falcon. Over a fish dinner in Harwich, Knight and his crew of four (plus a cabin boy) set out to explore the wonders of South America. Despite warnings about the dangers they might face, including powerful storms and treacherous waters, they navigate the breathtaking landscapes of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. Along the way, Knight shares his encounters with diverse cultures, thrilling sport hunting in lush jungles, and the ...

Tout sur cette dinguerie qu'est la première circumnavigation. Ici on parle en détente et on kiffe ce petit bout d'histoire dont je pourrais parler pendant des heures.Les ragots de cette aventure incroyable où les Portugais et les Espagnols se clashent dans une course aux épices, les détails morbides sur la vie difficile à bord de petites nefs lancées sur les océans au 16ème siècle, les informations croustillantes sur les jeux de pouvoir à l'oeuvre entre les différents acteurs de cette épopée...Bienvenue dans le voyage de Magellan ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy ...