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Barrow's Boys

A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy

by Fergus Fleming ...

From the author of Ninety Degrees North, a spellbinding account of how officers of the British Navy explored the world after the Napoleonic Wars.In 1816, John Barrow, second secretary to the British admiralty, launched the most ambitious program of exploration the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his handpicked teams of elite British naval officers scoured the globe from the Arctic ... Read more

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From the author of Ninety Degrees North, a spellbinding account of how officers of the British Navy explored the world after the Napoleonic Wars.In 1816, John Barrow, second secretary to the British admiralty, launched the most ambitious program of exploration the world has ever seen. For the next thirty years, his handpicked teams of elite British naval officers scoured the globe from the Arctic
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Ninety Degrees North

The Quest for the North Pole

by Fergus Fleming ...

The author of Barrow's Boys offers a fascinating look at the exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century.Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, the Seattle Times, Publishers Weekly, and TimeIn the nineteenth century, theories about the North Pole ran rampant. Was it an open sea? Was it a portal to new worlds within the globe? Or was it just a wilderness of ice? ... Read more

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The author of Barrow's Boys offers a fascinating look at the exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century.Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, the Seattle Times, Publishers Weekly, and TimeIn the nineteenth century, theories about the North Pole ran rampant. Was it an open sea? Was it a portal to new worlds within the globe? Or was it just a wilderness of ice?
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Off the Map

Tales of Endurance and Exploration

by Fergus Fleming ...

"A fine and lively collection of exploration stories" from the author of Barrow's Boys ( Kirkus Reviews).On John Franklin's 1820 expedition to find the Northwest Passage, Michel Teroahaute cannibalized two team members and was preparing a third when he was caught and killed. When Rene La Salle set off for the Mississippi Delta in 1684, he missed the target by five hundred miles, but on landing, ... Read more

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"A fine and lively collection of exploration stories" from the author of Barrow's Boys ( Kirkus Reviews).On John Franklin's 1820 expedition to find the Northwest Passage, Michel Teroahaute cannibalized two team members and was preparing a third when he was caught and killed. When Rene La Salle set off for the Mississippi Delta in 1684, he missed the target by five hundred miles, but on landing,
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The Sword and the Cross

by Fergus Fleming ...

"[A] searing story of France's attempt to colonize the vast Sahara desert and of two unforgettable men who dedicated their lives to the effort." —Rob Mitchell, The Boston HeraldWhether writing of the Alps, the high seas, or the North Pole, Fergus Fleming has won acclaim as one of today's most vivid and engaging historians of adventure and exploration. The Sword and the Cross takes us to the ... Read more

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"[A] searing story of France's attempt to colonize the vast Sahara desert and of two unforgettable men who dedicated their lives to the effort." —Rob Mitchell, The Boston HeraldWhether writing of the Alps, the high seas, or the North Pole, Fergus Fleming has won acclaim as one of today's most vivid and engaging historians of adventure and exploration. The Sword and the Cross takes us to the
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Killing Dragons

The Conquest of the Alps

by Fergus Fleming ...

A "dramatic and masterful" account of early alpine explorers and the challenges they faced to scale the summits (Anthony Brandt, National Geographic Adventure).In a riveting narrative of daredevils and eccentrics, Fergus Fleming gives us the breathtaking story of some of history's greatest explorers as they conquer the soaring peaks of the Alps. Fleming recounts the incredible exploits of the men ... Read more

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A "dramatic and masterful" account of early alpine explorers and the challenges they faced to scale the summits (Anthony Brandt, National Geographic Adventure).In a riveting narrative of daredevils and eccentrics, Fergus Fleming gives us the breathtaking story of some of history's greatest explorers as they conquer the soaring peaks of the Alps. Fleming recounts the incredible exploits of the men
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South

The Endurance Expedition

by Ernest Shackleton ...

As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it and marooning 28 men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for ... Read more

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As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it and marooning 28 men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for
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The Traveller's Daybook

A Tour of the World in 366 Quotations

by Fergus Fleming ...

A masterly anthology of extracts from the journals and writings of travelers, explorers, and adventurers throughout history, taking the reader on one unforgettable journey for each day of the yearInviting readers to cross ocean, desert, mountain, and ice-cap in the company of the world's greatest explorers, wanderers, and writers, this day-by-day anthology of travel writing ranges widely across ... Read more

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A masterly anthology of extracts from the journals and writings of travelers, explorers, and adventurers throughout history, taking the reader on one unforgettable journey for each day of the yearInviting readers to cross ocean, desert, mountain, and ice-cap in the company of the world's greatest explorers, wanderers, and writers, this day-by-day anthology of travel writing ranges widely across
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Shaken

Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, the Official Cocktail Book

by Ian Fleming ...

Readers can explore James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s writing on the pleasures of drinking and mix themselves fifty delicious cocktails from recipes inspired by his books and developed by award-winning London bar, Swift.Both Bond and Fleming were partial to a stiff drink. In both fiction and real life, cocktails were an important and well-chosen accompaniment to adventure and daring and often ... Read more

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Readers can explore James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s writing on the pleasures of drinking and mix themselves fifty delicious cocktails from recipes inspired by his books and developed by award-winning London bar, Swift.Both Bond and Fleming were partial to a stiff drink. In both fiction and real life, cocktails were an important and well-chosen accompaniment to adventure and daring and often
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The Man with the Golden Typewriter

Ian Fleming's James Bond Letters

Edited by Fergus Fleming ...

On August 16, 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold." He had bought the golden typewriter as a present to himself for finishing his first novel, Casino Royale. It marked in glamorous style the arrival of James Bond, agent 007, and the start of a career that saw ... Read more

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On August 16, 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold." He had bought the golden typewriter as a present to himself for finishing his first novel, Casino Royale. It marked in glamorous style the arrival of James Bond, agent 007, and the start of a career that saw
... Read more
The Explorer's Eye

First-hand Accounts of Adventure and Exploration

Edited by Fergus Fleming, Annabel Merullo ...

The golden moments of exploration and adventure - glorious, triumphant, perilous and dramatic.In the 18th century, exploration entered a new dimension - explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. To this end they were expected to make a full record of everything they encountered; and for the first time in history, that record was to include pictures as well as words. ... Read more

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The golden moments of exploration and adventure - glorious, triumphant, perilous and dramatic.In the 18th century, exploration entered a new dimension - explorers were motivated by scientific inquiry rather than greed. To this end they were expected to make a full record of everything they encountered; and for the first time in history, that record was to include pictures as well as words.
... Read more

Breakspear

The English Pope Who Went to War

by R. A. J. Waddingham ...

'A highly lucid and readable account.' – Times Literary Supplement'An impressive and absorbing book.' – Jonathan Phillips, Professor of Crusading History at Royal HollowayIn over 2,000 years of Christianity, there has been only one pope from England: Nicholas Breakspear.Breakspear was elected pope in 1154, but his story started long before that. The son of a local churchman near St Albans,... ... Read more

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'A highly lucid and readable account.' – Times Literary Supplement'An impressive and absorbing book.' – Jonathan Phillips, Professor of Crusading History at Royal HollowayIn over 2,000 years of Christianity, there has been only one pope from England: Nicholas Breakspear.Breakspear was elected pope in 1154, but his story started long before that. The son of a local churchman near St Albans,...
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Charles II and his Escape into Exile

Capture the King

by Martyn R. Beardsley ...

The English king's epic escape from his own country is thrillingly recounted in this authoritative history.Though the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed him king in 1649, Charles II faced a formidable enemy in England. His attempt to reclaim the throne ended in defeat at the Battle of Worcester—and thus began the battle to save his own life.Pursued wherever he went by soldiers from the conflict as ... Read more

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The English king's epic escape from his own country is thrillingly recounted in this authoritative history.Though the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed him king in 1649, Charles II faced a formidable enemy in England. His attempt to reclaim the throne ended in defeat at the Battle of Worcester—and thus began the battle to save his own life.Pursued wherever he went by soldiers from the conflict as
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