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Step beyond the familiar and into a shelf where history unfolds as a grand expedition—across island empires, ancient festivals, vanished customs, storied libraries, and the first daring dreams of flight. From Cuba to China, from the Philippines to the frozen edge of the Northern Ocean, these audiobooks gather voices of travelers, chroniclers, and witnesses to a world in motion. It’s a sweeping journey through the curious, the overlooked, and the unforgettable corners of the human past.

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A true & exact history of the island of Barbados

A true & exact history of the island of Barbados

by Richard Ligon

On the edge of the primeval forest : Experiences and observations of a doctor in Equatorial Africa

On the edge of the primeval forest : Experiences and observations of a doctor in Equatorial Africa

by Albert Schweitzer

A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1

A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1

by Surendranath Dasgupta

The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.

The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.

by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

The inequality of human races

The inequality of human races

by comte de Arthur Gobineau

Esto perpetua : Algerian studies and impressions

Esto perpetua : Algerian studies and impressions

by Hilaire Belloc

The origin of the family, private property, and the state

The origin of the family, private property, and the state

by Friedrich Engels

The Indolence of the Filipino

The Indolence of the Filipino

by José Rizal

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II.

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II.

by John L. Stephens

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I.

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I.

by John L. Stephens

Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart During the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862, When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed It from Sea to Sea

Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart During the Years 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, and 1862, When He Fixed the Centre of the Continent and Successfully Crossed It from Sea to Sea

by John McDouall Stuart

The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398

by James Mooney

Explorations in Australia 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Leichardt and party. 2.-From Perth to Adelaide, around the great Australian bight. 3.-From Champion Bay, across the desert to the telegraph and to Adelaide. With an appendix on the condition of Western Australia.

Explorations in Australia 1.-Explorations in search of Dr. Leichardt and party. 2.-From Perth to Adelaide, around the great Australian bight. 3.-From Champion Bay, across the desert to the telegraph and to Adelaide. With an appendix on the condition of Western Australia.

by Baron John Forrest Forrest

Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3) Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833

Travels Into Bokhara (Volume 1 of 3) Being the Account of A Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the King of Great Britain; Performed Under the Orders of the Supreme Government of India, in the Years 1831, 1832, and 1833

by Sir Alexander Burnes

Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales

Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 With Descriptions of the Recently Explored Region of Australia Felix, and of the Present Colony of New South Wales

by T. L. (Thomas Livingstone) Mitchell

Lois psychologiques de l'évolution des peuples

Lois psychologiques de l'évolution des peuples

by Gustave Le Bon

Spinifex and Sand A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Ausralia

Spinifex and Sand A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western Ausralia

by David Wynford Carnegie

Fire and Sword in the Sudan A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895

Fire and Sword in the Sudan A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895

by Freiherr von Rudolf Carl Slatin

An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape

An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape

by Robert Knox

Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver

Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver

by Theodore Canot, Brantz Mayer

The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300

The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300

by Walter James Hoffman

Korea's Fight for Freedom

Korea's Fight for Freedom

by Fred A. (Fred Arthur) McKenzie

Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823

Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823

by Lady Maria Callcott

Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region

Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region

by Merrill J. Mattes

History of the inductive sciences, from the earliest to the present time

History of the inductive sciences, from the earliest to the present time

by William Whewell

The History of Court Fools

The History of Court Fools

by Dr. (John) Doran

The Irish Crisis

The Irish Crisis

by Charles E. (Charles Edward) Trevelyan

The Rebirth of Turkey

The Rebirth of Turkey

by Clair Price

A Comprehensive History of Norwich

A Comprehensive History of Norwich

by A. D. Bayne

Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America

Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America

by George Whitfield Ray

Secret societies and subversive movements

Secret societies and subversive movements

by Nesta Helen Webster

Constantinople, v. 2 (of 2)

Constantinople, v. 2 (of 2)

by Edmondo De Amicis

The Lenape Stone; or, The Indian and the Mammoth

The Lenape Stone; or, The Indian and the Mammoth

by Henry C. Mercer

Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation

Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians: An Indian Interpretation

by Waheenee, Gilbert Livingstone Wilson

The story of Switzerland

The story of Switzerland

by Lina Hug, Richard Stead

The King Country; or, Explorations in New Zealand A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland.

The King Country; or, Explorations in New Zealand A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland.

by J. H. (James Henry) Kerry-Nicholls

The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West-Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter; also, Those Committed on the Brig Mexican, Who Were Tried and Executed at Boston, in 1835

The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West-Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter; also, Those Committed on the Brig Mexican, Who Were Tried and Executed at Boston, in 1835

by Ezra Baldwin Strong

A Narrative of the Melancholy Wreck of the "Dunbar," Merchant Ship, on the South Head of Port Jackson, August 20th, 1875

A Narrative of the Melancholy Wreck of the "Dunbar," Merchant Ship, on the South Head of Port Jackson, August 20th, 1875

by Anonymous

The Book of the Sword

The Book of the Sword

by Sir Richard Francis Burton

Bushido, the Soul of Japan

Bushido, the Soul of Japan

by Inazo Nitobe

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

by Washington Irving

Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Made in H. M. Bark "Endeavour", 1768-71

Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World Made in H. M. Bark "Endeavour", 1768-71

by James Cook

Noites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 12 (de 12)

Noites de insomnia, offerecidas a quem não póde dormir. Nº 12 (de 12)

by Camilo Castelo Branco

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4

by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy: Volume 1 (of 3)

Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy: Volume 1 (of 3)

by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Buddhism and Buddhists in China

Buddhism and Buddhists in China

by Lewis Hodous

A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador

A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador

by Mina Hubbard

Η Ευρώπη κατά τον 19ον αιώνα

Η Ευρώπη κατά τον 19ον αιώνα

by Paulos Karolides

The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

by J. E. (Jan Ernst) Heeres

El Folk-lore Filipino (Tomo I)

El Folk-lore Filipino (Tomo I)

by Isabelo de los Reyes y Florentino

Versuch einer Ethnographie der Philippinen

Versuch einer Ethnographie der Philippinen

by Ferdinand Blumentritt

Relatorio de uma viagem ás terras do Changamira

Relatorio de uma viagem ás terras do Changamira

by Joaquim Carlos Paiva de Andrada

The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I

The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808), Volume I

by Thomas Clarkson

Histoire du Canada depuis sa découverte jusqu'à nos jours. Tome IV

Histoire du Canada depuis sa découverte jusqu'à nos jours. Tome IV

by F.-X. (François-Xavier) Garneau

Geschichte des Zeitalters der Entdeckungen

Geschichte des Zeitalters der Entdeckungen

by Sophus Ruge

The decline of the West, Volume 1 : Form and actuality

The decline of the West, Volume 1 : Form and actuality

by Oswald Spengler

The Book of Tea

The Book of Tea

by Kakuzo Okakura

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

by Antonio Pigafetta

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832

by Various Authors

Contribucion Para El Estudio de los Antiguos Alfabetos Filipinos

Contribucion Para El Estudio de los Antiguos Alfabetos Filipinos

by T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) Pardo de Tavera

The loyalists of America and their times : from 1620 to 1816, Vol. 1 of 2

The loyalists of America and their times : from 1620 to 1816, Vol. 1 of 2

by Egerton Ryerson

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History

by Thomas Carlyle

Derroteros y viages à la Ciudad Encantada, ó de los Césares. Que se creia existiese en la Cordillera, al sud de Valdivia.

Derroteros y viages à la Ciudad Encantada, ó de los Césares. Que se creia existiese en la Cordillera, al sud de Valdivia.

Chinese Sketches

Chinese Sketches

by Herbert Allen Giles

Twee groote steden in Brazilië De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

Twee groote steden in Brazilië De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

by François Crastre

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King.

An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King.

by David Collins, Philip Gidley King

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 393, October 10, 1829

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14, No. 393, October 10, 1829

by Various Authors

Considerações sobre a Philosophia da Historia Litteraria Portugueza (a proposito d'alguns livros recentes)

Considerações sobre a Philosophia da Historia Litteraria Portugueza (a proposito d'alguns livros recentes)

by Antero de Quental

Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization

Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization

by Matthew Luckiesh

History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 7 (of 12)

History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 7 (of 12)

by G. (Gaston) Maspero

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Erster Band enthaltend Kapitel 1 und 2

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Erster Band enthaltend Kapitel 1 und 2

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Korea and her neighbors A narrative of travel, with an account of the recent vicissitudes and present position of the country

Korea and her neighbors A narrative of travel, with an account of the recent vicissitudes and present position of the country

by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations

A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations

by Samuel Hearne

The adventures of Kimble Bent: A story of wild life in the New Zealand bush

The adventures of Kimble Bent: A story of wild life in the New Zealand bush

by James Cowan

Zwanzig Jahre an Indischen Fürstenhöfen : Indisches und Allzu-Indisches

Zwanzig Jahre an Indischen Fürstenhöfen : Indisches und Allzu-Indisches

by Otto Mayer

The Everlasting Man

The Everlasting Man

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)

The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)

by Various Authors

Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs

Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs

by J. Herbert (John Herbert) Slater

Gli albori della vita Italiana Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1890

Gli albori della vita Italiana Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1890

by Various Authors

Farthest North, Vol. II Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896

Farthest North, Vol. II Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896

by Fridtjof Nansen

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan

by Winston Churchill

History of the Conquest of Peru

History of the Conquest of Peru

by William Hickling Prescott

The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

by Charles Duke Yonge

Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole

Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole

by Frederick Albert Cook

Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs

Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs

by J. M. W. (Jacob Mortimer Wier) Silver

Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations

Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations

by Susan Swain Madders

A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-making

A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-making

by Sylvester Graham

Die Uhren: Ein Abriß der Geschichte der Zeitmessung

Die Uhren: Ein Abriß der Geschichte der Zeitmessung

by Fintan Kindler

Der Bucheinband: Seine Technik und seine Geschichte

Der Bucheinband: Seine Technik und seine Geschichte

by Paul Adam

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 2 (of 2)

The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 2 (of 2)

by Andrew Steinmetz

Native Life in South Africa Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion

Native Life in South Africa Before and Since the European War and the Boer Rebellion

by Sol. T. (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje

Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 3 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India

Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 3 of 3 or the Central and Western Rajput States of India

by James Tod

British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo

British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo

by Sir W. H. (William Hood) Treacher

Schetsen uit de Indische Vorstenlanden De Aarde en haar volken, 1873

Schetsen uit de Indische Vorstenlanden De Aarde en haar volken, 1873

by Louis Rousselet

Meine Reise nach Siam 1888-1889. Aufzeichnungen des k. und k. Legationsrathes Dr. J. Camille Samson

Meine Reise nach Siam 1888-1889. Aufzeichnungen des k. und k. Legationsrathes Dr. J. Camille Samson

by James Camille Samson

Diario del piloto de la Real Armada, D. Basilio Villarino, del reconocimiento, que hizo del Río Negro, en la costa oriental de Patagonia, el año de 1782

Diario del piloto de la Real Armada, D. Basilio Villarino, del reconocimiento, que hizo del Río Negro, en la costa oriental de Patagonia, el año de 1782

by Basilio Villarino

Kansantaruja Laatokan luoteis-rannikolta: kesällä 1879

Kansantaruja Laatokan luoteis-rannikolta: kesällä 1879

by Theodor Schvindt

Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete

Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete

by Edward John Eyre

Aan de kust van Malabar De Aarde en haar Volken, 1909

Aan de kust van Malabar De Aarde en haar Volken, 1909

by Émile Deschamps