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    03/09/2024
    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 05. May 1897 cover

    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 – 05. May 1897

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    The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the May Number. It includes the following articles: A Winter Voyage Through The Straights Of Magellan, by the late Admiral R. W. Meade, U.S.N. Admiral R. W. Meade, U.S.N., by John Hyde Costa Rica, by Señor Ricardo Villafranca Applied Physiography In South Carolina, by L. C. Glenn Sheik Said, by Ernest De Sasseville Geographic Literature, Serials and Miscellanea     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
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    Desirable Alien at Home in Germany

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    A travel journal of a year the author spent in Germany. With a preface and two additional chapters by her partner, the novelist Ford Madox Ford (here using the surname Hueffer). – Summary by barbara2     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 07-08. July-August 1897 cover

    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 – 07-08. July-August 1897

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    The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the July-August Number. It includes the following articles: The Venezuelan Boundary Commission and its Work, by Marcus Baker Mineral Production in the United States, by John Hyde The Forests and Deserts of Arizona, by Bernard E. Fernow Mount St. Helens, by Lieut. Charles P. Elliott Geographic Literature     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
    Ins and Outs of Paris or Paris by Day and Night cover

    Ins and Outs of Paris or Paris by Day and Night

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    Paris has been often described, by travelers, by artists, by savants, by friends and by enemies, yet it was after reading most of the works descriptive of Paris that I felt how much there was still to be written, if not about Paris, at least about the Parisians. (excerpt from the book)     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
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    Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson

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    An anecdotal account of the journey undertaken by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson to the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides Islands – Summary by Anthony Ogus     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 03. March 1897 cover

    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 – 03. March 1897

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    The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the March Number. It includes the following articles: Storms and Weather Forecasts, by Willis L. Moore Rubber Forests of Nicaragua and Sierra Leone, by Gen. A. W. Greely Recent Explorations in Equatorial Africa, by E. De Sasseville Geographic Literature, Serials and Notes     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 10. October 1897 cover

    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 – 10. October 1897

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    The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the October Number. It includes the following articles: The Enchanted Mesa, by F. W. Hodge Electric Street Railways, by John Hyde Geographical Research in the United States, by Gardiner G. Hubbard and Marcus Baker A Brief Account of the Geographic Work of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, by T.C. Mendenhall and Otto H. Tittmann United States Daily Atmospheric Survey, by Willis L. Moore Geographic Notes, by John Hyde     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 01. January 1897 cover

    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 – 01. January 1897

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    The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the January Number. It includes the following articles: The Gold Coast, Ashanti, and Kumassi, by George K. French All Around the Bay of Passamaquoddy, by Albert S. Gatschet Return of the Hourst Niger Expedition, by Ernest de Sasseville Geographic Serials, by Henry Gannett The National Geographic Society: Synopsis of a course of lectures on the effects of geographic environment in developing the civilization of the world, by Gardiner G. Hubbard along with Geographic Notes, and Miscellanea.     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
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    Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century

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    The nineteenth century saw the expansion in popularity of travel among the wealthy. Add to this the independence more women were enjoying as they were released from work in the home, and we have the recipe for some intrepid female travelers. Here we see the stories of just some such adventurous women. – Summary by Lynne Thompson     [chương_files]  

    03/09/2024
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    Book of the Ocean

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    The Book of the Ocean is precisely what its title promises. It contains a rather broad overview of all topics connected to the ocean, such as its geography and the history of the exploration of the oceans. Besides the oceans themselves, the book contains several chapters on the different aspects of seafaring: building ships and seafaring, war ships, merchant ships and voyages, piracy, and yachting. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]