Two Years Before the Mast
Look Inside the Book Two Years Before the Mast chronicles the two-year sea voyage of Richard Henry Dana Jr., a Harvard student […]
Genre: Travel
In the South Seas
“Among the finest of Stevenson’s works.”—Joseph Conrad “Stevenson’s travel writing, a small part of his nonfiction output, is as outstanding and influential […]
Travels in Alaska
Previous slide Next slide Travels in Alaska chronicles John Muir’s adventures in that astonishing and majestic landscape. Muir first journeyed to Alaska […]
Sea and Sardinia
Previous slide Next slide Sea and Sardinia is a penetrating study of a time and place as seen through the thoughts and […]
Twilight in Italy
Previous slide Next slide In 1912 D. H. Lawrence eloped with Freida Weekley (née von Richthofen), and they lived for six months […]
Mornings in Mexico
Previous slide Next slide Mornings in Mexico is the only collection among D. H. Lawrence’s travel writings that focuses on the North […]
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
Previous Next A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, John Muir’s captivating and lyrical travelogue, chronicles his remarkable 1867 journey from Indiana through […]
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Previous Next Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes brims with Robert Louis Stevenson’s wry and exquisite observations and his obvious delight […]
My First Summer in the Sierra
Previous Next My First Summer in the Sierra is perhaps the most lyrical, joyous, and engaging of all John Muir’s many works. […]
A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
Isabella Bird traveled by horseback from Truckee, California, through the Tahoe Basin and on to Colorado where, during the autumn and early […]