p.344.fictionA fictional account of the life of Pocahontasindian women - fiction, virginia - history

Ill, p.374.fictionIn the twenty tales told in this book, Charles & Mary Lamb succeeded in paraphrasing the language of truly adult literature in children's terms.willian shakespeare - paraphrases, william shakespeare - adaptations

Index, ill, p.287.non-fictionhe true story of the highwaymen has never been written, nor can it be. The chroniclers were slavishly faithful to their authorities--flatteringly so, in fact; for these authorities consisted of a lot of chapbooks, broadsheets, penny dreadfuls and twopenny bloods, "dying confessions" that had come in for a good deal of posthumous editing, and the contemporary gutter Press--which was even more unreliable then than it is today. Many of these 'authorities' were so contradictory that the truth-at-all-costs chroniclers left out some of the best bits of highway lore in their vain attempts to keep faithful to their ridiculous principles.Our own ambition is more modest. We have not sought the El Dorado of absolute truth. We have gone back to the same sources that the chroniclers used--and we have taken pains to ignore the latter gentlemen whenever contemporary reports are still extant. We have not moralized, like the chroniclers, nor have we embellished, like the novelists. We have added nothing--but we have taken away a good deal. We have tried to use our discretion in selection, and our judgment in discrimination between contradictory versions of the same events. Since it was impossible to be faithful to the letter, we have tried to recapture the spirit of the Age of Highwaymen. Collapse summary brigands and robbers, highwaymen - history

Ill, p.245.non-fictionThough he was officially known as Lt. Colonel J.H. Williams, the author was known to the world at large as Elephant Bill. That is because he spent 25 years living with the elephants in the mountains and forests of Burma. There he trained them to haul teak logs out of the isolated jungles. Yet this is also a story of great courage because when the Second World War struck, it also came to Burma. The Japanese Imperial Army planned to confiscate the Burmese elephants, drafting them to make the bridges and railways they needed to invade India. When he learned of these plans to put his beloved animals to a war-like purpose, Elephant Bill knew what had to be done. The mighty kings of the jungle had to be evacuated to safety. Elephant Bill is thus the story not only of the peaceful days in the jungle, starting in 1921, but also the story of the largest elephant rescue in history. It tells the amazing account of how Elephant Bill, along with his friends and family, rode 45 of the great beasts across the mountains of Burma, before reaching safety in faraway India. Collapse summary world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, elephants - burma

Index,ill, p.367.non-fictionThe author and explorer of Kon-Tiki fame here recounts for the layman his archeological adventures on Easter island, where his expedition uncovered many facts about the island's giant statues, secret caves, ancient stone-carving natives, cannibalism, and civil warseaster island - ethnology, easter island - antiquities

Index, ill, maps, p.299.non-fiction'This is the story of how, on 29 May, 1953, two men, both endowed with outstanding stamina and skill, reached the top of Everest and came back unscathed to rejoin their comrades. 'Yet this will not be the whole story, for the ascent of Everest was not the work of one day, nor even of those few anxious, unforgettable weeks in which we prepared and climbed this summer. It is, in fact, a tale of sustained and tenacious endeavour by many, over a long period of time...We of the 1953 Everest Expedition are proud to share the glory with our predecessors.' Sir John Hunt. mount everest expedition, mountaineering - himalayas

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.292.non-fictionA history of early Antarctic explorationantarctica, polar exploration

Map, p.302.When Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the bottom of the world, gathering weather data and indulging his desire "to taste peace and quiet long enough to know how good they really are." But early on things went terribly wrong. Isolated in the pervasive polar night with no hope of release until spring, Byrd began suffering inexplicable symptoms of mental and physical illness. By the time he discovered that carbon monoxide from a defective stovepipe was poisoning him, Byrd was already engaged in a monumental struggle to save his life and preserve his sanity. When Alone was first published in 1938, it became an enormous bestseller. This edition keeps alive Byrd's unforgettable narrative for new generations of readers. antarctica, polar exploration

Ill, maps, p.338.non-fictionNarrative, with appendices concerning vehicles and aircraft usedantarctica, polar exploration

Ill, map, p.256.non-fictionA history of United States Antarctic expeditionsantarctica, polar exploration

Ill, p.268non-fictionA history of Antarctic explorationantarctica, polar exploration

Ill, p.512.non-fictionA series of short stories on exploration of the seassea stories, ships - history

Index, ill, p.252.non-fictionThe story of the Imperial Trans Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917antarctica, polar exploration

Ill, maps, p.633.non-fictionThe story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913antarctica, polar exploration

Ill, maps, p.534.non-fictionThe story of the British Antarctic expedition of 1910-1913antarctica, polar exploration

Ill, p.273.non-fictionA history of oceanic travelships - history, ocean travel

Index, bib, p.190.non-fictionThe story of the descendants of the Mayflower expeditionmayflower, new england settlement

Ill, p.263.non-fictionThe story of the recreation of the original Mayflower journey.mayflower, new england settlement

Index, ill, p.239non-fictionThe story of the Kon Tiki expeditionpolynesians - origin, pacific ocean - exploration

p.200.Description of various aspects of life in the Royal Navygreat britain - royal navy, royal navy - operations

Ill, p.379.fictionAlthough fictitious, this account is based on the author's extensive experiences in the whaling industry in both the Antarctic and Arctic. whaling ships, whaling

Ill, p.291.non-fictionPasco explored the coasts of Australia and Tasmania from 1838 to 1843royal navy - biography, australia - social life and customs

p.445non-fictionThe voyages of Captain Riesenbergvoyages and travel, seafaring life

p.250.non-fictionEvading prohibition in the United States in the 1930'sprohibition - united states, smuggling - united states

Maps, p.415.fictionA fictional account of the Mutiny on the Bountybounty - ship, mutinies - great britain

Ill, p.245.fictionNothing will start your blood quicker or give a more real and fascinating picture of early 19th-century Royal Navy life than this famous adventure. In the West Indies, where war, piracy, smuggling, and slave-running are the order of the day, the hero of the tale advances from midshipman to lieutenant to a command of his own: the audacious little 'Wasp'. juvenile fiction, great britain - royal navy

Ill, charts, maps, plans, p.675.non-fictionA description of a world cruise taken by Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales.australia - description and travel, voyages around the world

Ill, charts, maps, plans, p.803.non-fictionA description of a world cruise taken by Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales.australia - description and travel, voyages around the world

Ill, p.500.non-fictionA short history of England from the earliest times to the death of King Edward VIIgreat britain - history, british empire

Index, maps, p.466.non-fictionA history of the Napoleonic warseurope - history - 1802-1812, great britain - history