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  • Back in the Stone Age

    The Natives of Central Australia

    by Charles Chewings ...
    A very detailed and intimate description of the life, personal and tribal, of the Central Australian Aboriginals; their characteristics, beliefs and superstitions; their tools and weapons; together with a discussion of the results of their contacts with the whites, their present condition and their probable future. Dr Chewings writes with the authority of personal knowledge gained by long, patient ... Read more

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  • The Adventures Of An Elephant Hunter With Illustrations

    by James Sutherland ...
    Originally published 1912. A detailed and exciting record of sixteen years spent hunting African elephants and other big game. During ten of these years the author shot 447 bull elephants - a world record. Many of the earliest hunting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works ... Read more

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  • The Passing of the Aborigines

    A Lifetime spent among the Natives of Australia

    by Daisy Bates ...
    DAISY BATES: "As the years passed, I was more and more convinced that it was impossibleto leave these people, to be deaf to their appeal for human kindliness,and of the hopelessness of any movement except one of help and comfort tothe individual, and personal example. So savage and so simple, so muchastray and so utterly helpless were they, that somehow they became myresponsibility. All along the ... Read more

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  • Big Game Shooting in South Africa Fifty Years Ago

    by W. Cotton Oswell ...
    A thrilling personal account of a hunting trip on the vast plains of South Africa. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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  • Australia Twice Traversed

    by Ernest Giles ...
    In "Australia Twice Traversed," Ernest Giles delivers a compelling account of his arduous explorations through the uncharted territories of Australia during the 19th century. Written in a vivid and detailed literary style that captures both the wild beauty and perilous nature of the Australian landscape, the narrative is a rich tapestry interwoven with personal observations, scientific insights, ... Read more

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  • The Golden Verses Of Pythagoras

    by Florence M. Firth ...
    The Golden Verses of Pythagorasby Florence M. FirthPythagoras of Samos (born between 580 and 572 BC, died between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian Greek mathematician and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. He is often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist; however some have questioned the scope of his contributions to mathematics and natural philosophy. He is ... Read more

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  • A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53

    by Ellen Clacy ...
    This fascinating travelogue details the visit of author Ellen Clacy to the massive gold mines that were erected in Australia in the nineteenth century. Twenty-year-old Clacy's visit wasn't a genteel carriage tour -- she camped under the stars and walked hundreds of miles with her brother en-route to the mining operations at Bendigo. An engaging account for fans of vivid travel accounts. As part of ... Read more

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  • Life with the Esquimaux 1860-1862

    by A H Guernsey ...
    An early exploration briefly describes life with the Inuit peoples during the mid nineteenth century. Illustrated. ... Read more

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  • Spinifex And Sand : Five Years' Pioneering And Exploration In Western Australia

    by David Wynford Carnegie ...
    Unfolding in Western Australia this work is a true depiction of the days spent by Carnegie in that area. The adventures narrated in this work are unique and idiosyncratic as the experiences of the author are captured in their true essence. This amazing work monopolizes the reader's attention from the outset. Informative and enthralling! ... Read more

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  • Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1

    Enriched edition. Journeys into Uncharted Eastern Australia: Exploring Landscapes, Flora, and Indigenous Encounters

    by Thomas Mitchell, Danielle Walsh ...
    In "Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1," Thomas Mitchell presents a meticulous account of his transformative journeys through the uncharted landscapes of Australia in the 1830s. Drawing upon vivid descriptions and a narrative style that blends adventure with scientific observation, Mitchell's work stands as a paradigmatic example of exploration literature of the ... Read more

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  • A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864

    by David Livingstone ...
    I beg leave to dedicate this Volume to your Lordship, as a tribute justly due to the great Statesman who has ever had at heart the amelioration of the African race; and as a token of admiration of the beneficial effects of that policy which he has so long laboured to establish on the West Coast of Africa; and which, in improving that region, has most forcibly shown the need of some similar system ... Read more

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  • The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places: West Africa

    by John Keay ...
    Series Book 354 - Mammoth Books
    Alone in Africa - Mungo ParkPark's 1795-7 odyssey in search of the Niger first awakened the world to the feasibility of a white man penetrating sub-Saharan Africa. But unlike his illustrious successors, this quiet tenant farmer's son from the Scottish Borders travelled alone; relieved of his meager possessions, he was soon wholly dependant on local hospitality. In what he called "a plain ... Read more

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