James Brady chronicles the experiences he had when he returned to North Korea nearly fifty years after he fought there as a young lieutenant of Marines, describing the painful memories his travels brought back and the healing that came with it.
National Public Radio reporter Rob Gifford recounts the experiences he had while traveling along China's three thousand-mile Route 312, describing the people he met on his journey and the things he learned about the country and its history.
Saidiya Hartman traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade, recounting her journey along a slave route in Ghana and what she learned about the plight of slaves and her own heritage.
Wildlife photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick chronicles the experiences he had while on an expedition to document the Amazon rain forest, where he and his team became lost in the jungle and had to battle aggressive wildlife, venomous reptiles, brutal heat, torrential rains, and an unforgiving landscape.
Tells the life story of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, examining his goals and motivations, chronicling his race against Roald Amundsen to the South Pole, and describing his death on the return trip.
American author Ernest Hemingway presents an account of the two-month safari he and his wife Pauline took into the game country of East Africa in the winter of 1933 to 1934.
two women and their extraordinary journey across Antarctica
Arnesen, Liv
2003
Ann Bancroft chronicles the experiences she and Liv Arnesen had as they walked, skied, and ski-sailed for nearlythree months as they set out to become the first women to cross the continent of Antarctica on foot.
Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet and other adventure novels, tells about his lifelong love of sailing, boats he has owned, and the storms, sharks, and peaceful lagoons he has experienced on his voyages.
Relates the experiences of children's author Giselle Potter when, at the age of seven, she toured Italy with her family's tiny theater company, The Mystic Paper Beasts.
