Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Englishwoman in America The Englishwoman in America Isabella L. Bird This account by an English lady traveling in America in 1854 with relatives was written for her friends rather than for publication. At nearly 500 pages, her narrative is very rich in detail. Probabl… OL1077885W
North America North America Anthony Trollope jhklhlhlhlkh OL109752W
The Greedy Bastard Diary The Greedy Bastard Diary Eric Idle A stunningly witty exploration of the American landscape -- not to mention a brilliant comic's mind -- this diary is chock-full of everything you ever wanted to know about Eric Idle, Monty Python, Am… OL12597W
A Russian Paints America The Travels Of Pavel P Svinin 18111813 A Russian Paints America The Travels Of Pavel P Svinin 18111813 Pavel P. Svin'in "Pavel Petrovich Svin'in (1787/88-1839) was a painter, diplomat, and journalist who spent two years as part of the first Russian diplomatic mission to the United States. Soon after returning to Russi… OL17401224W
Road trip to redemption Road trip to redemption Brad Mathias Brad Mathias thought everything in his family was fine. A busy, contented dad, he had vaguely noticed that Bethany, his middle child, had become withdrawn and moody, but he assumed it was part of bei… OL17880819W
Boundless Boundless Kathleen Winter In 2010, bestselling author Kathleen Winter embarked on a journey across the storied Northwest Passage, among marine scientists, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and curious passengers. F… OL20012861W
Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada Andrew Hempstead 509 pages : 20 cm OL20058614W
Now You Know Canada Now You Know Canada Doug Lennox 206 pages ; 23 cm OL20215937W
Royal tours, 1786-2010 Royal tours, 1786-2010 Arthur Bousfield Royal Tours 1786-2010 is a penetrating look at the tours of eleven royalties who were or would be monarchs, viceroys, and commanders-in-chief of Canada. Leaving California in 1983 to tour British Col… OL20649559W
High latitudes High latitudes Farley Mowat In High Latitudes Farley Mowat chronicles for the first time a sometimes hazardous journey he took across northern Canada in 1966. He hoped to write a book that would let northern people speak for th… OL479104W
Travels & adventures in Canada and the Indian territories between the years 1760 and 1776 Travels & adventures in Canada and the Indian territories between the years 1760 and 1776 Henry, Alexander Henry, born in New Jersey, went to Montreal as a young man to engage in the fur trade. On his first expedition, he arrived in Fort Michilimackinac in 1760. He went to Sault Ste. Marie in 1762, where … OL6305132W