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In search of the Grand Canyon

1995
Recreates Major John Wesley Powell's 1869 journey down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon.

Eastern sun, winter moon

an autobiographical odyssey
1993
Author chronicles his boyhood in the United States and the Philippines during World War II.

River horse

the logbook of a boat across America
1999
William Least Heat-Moon provides an account of his experiences during a five-thousand mile journey across America by boat.

The cruise of the "Snark"

2006
Sailing in the "Snark" Jack London, his wife, and two crew members set out to explore the islands of the South Pacific where they encounter stormy seas, illness, and exotic locales with feasts and celebrations.

Making friends

Katya from Moscow and Star from San Francisco : two eleven-year-old girls discover America together
1987
Sponsored by Children as the Peacemakers Foundation. The story of an American girl and a Russian girl traveling across the United States.

Farther than any man

the rise and fall of Captain James Cook
2001
A biography of Captain James Cook, the eighteenth-century British sailor whose explorations included a three-year journey throughout the Pacific and a return voyage in search of the Southern Continent, and led to his violent death.

The road to Kosovo

a Balkan diary
1999
Journalist Greg Campbell shares his experiences traveling throughout the former Yugoslavia in the wake of the Dayton, Ohio accords which were supposed to bring peace to the embattled region.

Remembering heaven's face

a moral witness in Vietnam
1991
The author recounts his experiences during the Vietnam War from observor to active participant.

Beyond the horizon

five years with the Khmer Rouge
1989
An eyewitness account of Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia ranging from 1975 to 1979.

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