Mutiny on the Bounty: A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds
By: Peter FitzSimons
4.44
Format: 780 pages, Kindle Edition
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great st…
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1. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Joan Druett
4.05
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more
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2. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By: Hampton Sides
4.27
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San… read more
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"We live in weary suspense," DeLong wrote. "Wintering in the pack may be a thrilling thing to read about alongside a warm fire, but the actual thing is sufficient to make any man prematurely old."-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
"When De Long arrived in California with Emma that May, he went straight down to the yard and feasted his eyes upon his new ship. He was smitten by the transformation that had taken place during his a…"-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
3. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.16
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more
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"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
4. The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
By: Caroline Alexander
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
The bestselling author of The Endurance reveals the startling truth behind the legend of the Mutiny… read more
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5. River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
By: Buddy Levy
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Conquistadorcomes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest … read more
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6. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
By: Alfred Lansing
4.44
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, on… read more
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"We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"[...] "Who the hell are you?" he said at last. The man in the center stepped forward. "My name is Shackleton" he replied in a quiet voice."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"There once was a mouse who lived in a tavern. One night the mouse found a leaky barrel of beer, and he drank all he could hold. When the mouse had finished, he sat up, twirled his whiskers, and looke…"-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
7. My Place
By: Sally Morgan
4.25
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
Looking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiogr… read more
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8. A Realm Divided: England in 1215
By: Dan Jones
3.93
Format: 300 pages,
1215 - the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history … read more
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9. The Dust Bowl: An Illustrated History
By: Dayton Duncan , Ken Burns
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this riveting chronicle, which accompanies a documentary to be broadcast on PBS in the fall, Day… read more
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10. Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
By: Buddy Levy
4.29
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
In an astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an adventure thriller, historian Buddy Levy r… read more
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11. True Girt (The Unauthorised History of Australia #2)
By: David Hunt
3.84
Format: None pages, Paperback
First there was Girt. Now comes ... True Girt In this side-splitting sequel to his best-selling his… read more
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12. Madhouse at the End of the Earth
By: Julian Sancton
4.27
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more
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"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
13. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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14. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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15. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
By: Christina Thompson
4.24
Format: 365 pages, Hardcover
A blend of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel and Simon Winchester’s Pacific, a thrilling intel… read more
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"Vision is not so much about just looking but knowing what to look for. It's experience."-Christina Thompson, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
16. Erebus: The Story of a Ship
By: Michael Palin
4.29
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
In the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval … read more
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17. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812―a tale of… read more
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18. Mutiny on the Bounty: A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds
By: Peter FitzSimons
4.44
Format: 780 pages, Kindle Edition
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great st… read more
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19. Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
By: Buddy Levy
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one … read more
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20. Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
By: Buddy Levy
4.42
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came… read more
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21. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
