discovery and exploration

The story of the bold journey of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1803-06. A biography of the two men who led the two and one half year expedition that explored the Louisiana Purchase territory and the Pacific Northwest.

Discusses the life and work of John C. Fremont, an explorer of the American West.

Discusses the life and work of Jedediah Smith, an explorer of the American West and leader of mountain men.

Chronicles the two-month long voyage scientist Wayne Grady took to the North Pole to study the effects of global warming on the planet.

A facsimile edition of the 1930 text of explorer Douglas Mawson's first-hand account of his expedition to the Antarctic, focusing on his epic sledge journey from 1912 to 1913, during which his companions both died.

A first-person account of the 1986 dogsled expedition to the North Pole, the first to reach the North Pole without resupply since Robert E. Peary in 1909.

This whimsical recounting of one family's journey to their new homestead will give readers an appreciation of the hardships faced by all those who signed up for the great migration. These include hunger, thirst, sickness, hostile American Indians, and even deceit and thievery on the part of fellow travelers. The book also shows the ingenuity, skill, and trickery used to overcome such challenges.

Articles originally published in "National Geographic" present the life and accomplishments of Robert E. Peary, focusing on his explorations of the North Pole.

Explores the struggle of several nations to be the first to reach the South Pole.