Geography Books
Buried Cities and Bible Countries
George St. ClairIn one chapter, indeed—that relating to the topography of Jerusalem in Scripture times—I do venture to state my own views, and give my own map of localities; but it is only because my special study of..
The Atom and the Ocean
E. W. Seabrook HullNuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of every man, woman, and child in the United States today. Historians of the future will record that man almost simultaneously unlocked the secret of..
Among Cannibals
Carl LumholtzIn the year 1880 I undertook an expedition to Australia, partly at the expense of the University of Christiania, with the object of making collections for the zoological and zootomical museums of the ..
The Japanese New Year’s Festival, Games and Pastimes
Helen Cowen GunsaulusThe Japanese prints with which we are most familiar in this country are those known as nishikiye, literally “brocade picture.” Generally speaking, they are portraits of actors and famous beauties or l..
To the American Indian
Lucy ThompsonHE Old Klamath Bluffs Store, or fort, and in late years the Klamath Post Office, was built in 1855 or 1856, by a man named Snider. He conducted it as a trading post for Indians, soldiers and travelers..
The Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Vol. 3
James Augustus St. JohnPETER SIMON PALLAS: This traveller, whose works are comparatively little known in England, was born at Berlin, September 22, 1741. His father, who was an able surgeon, entertained the design of educat..
Modern Whaling and Bear-Hunting
W. G. Burn MurdochThe publication of the above-mentioned book, and lectures by Dr Bruce and Mr Burn Murdoch, revived both at home and abroad interest in the Antarctic regions, and in 1897 the Belgica expedition followe..
The Truth about the Titanic
Archibald GracieAs the sole survivor of all the men passengers of the Titanic stationed during the loading of six or more lifeboats with women and children on the port side of the ship, forward on the glass-sheltered..