Roald Amundsen is perhaps the most famous of the Edwardian explorers after Shackleton and Scott. He was the first man to sail the North-West Passage and the first to reach the South Pole.

To the South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram" 1910-1912 Roald Amundsen, author. An account of the first expedition to reach the South Pole by Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen. Losing the race to the North Pole to the American Robert Peary, Amundsen turned to the South Pole instead, and reached it just four weeks before his rival, the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. With 20 pages of photos.

MY LIFE AS AN EXPLORER Roald Amundsen, author. The true story of the first man to reach the South Pole. My life as an Explorer is a classic of Polar literature, written by the one man to do more to further the exploration of both Polar regions than any other person. First sailing to the Antarctic in the 1899 Belgian expedition, Amundsen never lost his passion for exploring, following this trip with a journey around the top of Canada to prove the existence of the North West Passage between 1903 and 1906.

Race for the South Pole: The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen Roland Huntford, author. For the first time ever Roland Huntford presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words.

The Last Place on Earth Roland Huntford, author. The Last Place on Earth is a complex and fascinating account of the race for this last great terrestrial goal, and it's pointedly geared toward demythologizing Scott. Though this was the age of the amateur explorer, Amundsen was a professional: he left little to chance, apprenticed with Eskimos, and obsessed over every detail. While Scott clung fast to the British rule of "No skis, no dogs," Amundsen understood that both were vital to survival, and they clearly won him the Pole.

Boukreev, Anatoli

Born in Mayak, Russia, in 1958, Boukreev became one of the world's greatest mountain climbers. His accomplishments included 21 ascents of 11 of the world's 14 highest mountains.

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest Anatoli Boukreev, G. Weston DeWalt, co-authors. The Climb is the Russian mountaineer’s account of the harrowing May 1996 Mount Everest attempt, a tragedy that resulted in the deaths of eight people. The book is also Boukreev's rebuttal to accusations from fellow climber and author Jon Krakauer, who, in his bestselling memoir, Into Thin Air, suggests that Boukreev forfeited the safety of his clients to achieve his own climbing goals

Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer Anatoli Boukreev, author, Linda Wylie, editor. In December 1997, he was killed in an avalanche while attempting a winter ascent of Annapurna. These narratives, originally written in Russian and collected and edited by his partner Linda Wylie, offer a look into the exclusive and dangerous world of high-altitude mountaineering, and the unique training methods formerly practiced in the Soviet Union.

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Captain James Cook was a master voyager and a seeker of knowledge leading three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. He was said to have sacrificed his life bringing "civilization" to the Pacific.

The Journals of Captain Cook Captain James Cook, initial author, Philip Edwards editor "The Journals" tells the story of his voyages as Cook wanted it to be told, radiating the ambition, courage and skill which enabled him to carry out an unrivalled series of expeditions in dangerous waters.

Reports of Explorations in the Territory of Alaska (Cooks Inlet, Sushitna, Copper, and Tanana Rivers) 1898 Edwin Forbes Glenn, author. This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections, either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.

In Search of Captain Cook: Exploring the Man through His Own Words Daniel O’Sullivan, author. Despite everything that is known about this sea captain's many adventures, the man himself remains shrouded in mystery. In this book, Dan O'Sullivan casts vivid light on Cook's character, teasing out his personality from the pages of his own journals.

Franklin, John (Captain, Sir)

Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-1822 Captain Sir John Franklin, author. Sir John Franklin's Narrative of the Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-1822 recounts a hair-raising adventure of the "Golden Age of Discovery," the period from 1800 to 1847 when sailing ships from around the world feverishly searched for a Northwest Passage through the Arctic.

Sir John Franklin and the Arctic Regions, a Narrative Showing the Progress of British Enterprise for the Discovery of the North-West Passage During the Nineteenth Century Peter L. Simmonds (1814-1897), author. This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. During the Nineteenth Century, Captain Sir John Franklins search for the Northwest Passage resulted in complete failure and was never heard of again. All the expeditions sent in search of the missing vessels under Franklin, were also never heard of again.

Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition Owen Beattie, author. The history of early British Arctic exploration that places the tragically fated Franklin expedition in the context of other expeditions of the era, including those commanded by George Back and James Clark Ross, which also suffered unaccountable and devastating losses, are investigated. The cause for the mystery illness that befell the explorers is identified, with never-before-seen photographs from the exhumations, updated research results, and additional forensic corroboration complete this fascinating account.

Hemingway, Ernest

He was an American author and journalist, born and raised in Oak Park Illinois. Most of his work was written between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s. His fiction was successful due to the characters he presented which related authenticity that his audience could relate to, in part with their own lives. In 1954 he won the Nobel Prize in literature. He travelled the world throughout his life, his writing influenced by his experiences. He married four times, resulting in 3 children. Later in life he became disorganized, and confused, his mental deterioration increased to which lead to paranoia, and a belief the FBI was monitoring him, eventually leading to his suicide in the summer of 1961.

The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway, author. The Sun Also Rises is the novel which established Ernest Hemingway as a writer of genius. Paris in the twenties: Parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home.

For Whom the Bell Tolls Ernest Hemingway, author. For Whom the Bell Tolls combines two of the author's recurring obsessions: war and personal honor. This story begins and ends in a pine-scented forest, somewhere in Spain. The year is 1937 and the Spanish Civil War is in full swing.

A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway, author. Hemingway beautifully captures the fragile magic of a special time and place, and he manages to be nostalgic without hitting any false notes of sentimentality. "This is how Paris was in the early days when we were very poor and very happy."

Islands in the Stream : A Novel Ernest Hemingway, author. The story of an artist and adventurer -- a man much like Hemingway himself. Beginning in the 1930s, this story follows the fortunes of Thomas Hudson from his experiences as a painter on the Gulf Stream island of Bimini, where his loneliness is broken by the vacation visit of his three young sons, to his antisubmarine activities off the coast of Cuba during World War II.

Green Hills of Africa Ernest Hemingway, author. In the winter of 1933, Ernest Hemingway and his wife Pauline set out on a two-month safari in the big-game country of East Africa, camping out on the great Serengeti Plain at the foot of magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro. This is Hemingway's account of that expedition, of what it taught him about Africa and himself.

The Old Man and The Sea Ernest Hemingway, author. This tale of an aged Cuban fisherman going head-to-head (or hand-to-fin) with a magnificent marlin encapsulates Hemingway's favorite motifs of physical and moral challenge.

In the Footsteps of Adam: A Memoir Thor Heyerdahl, Author. One of the greatest explorers of our day. At the age of 84 he has chosen to take a journey through his memories. This is not a chronological autobiography but rather an epic exploration of the world and the amazing events that Heyerdahl has pioneered, participated in and observed.

Fatu - Hiva L Back to Nature Thor Heyerdahl, Author. This book chronicles the 1938-39 life, adventures, and experiences of his one-and-a-half year stay on the Marquesan island of Fatu Hiva, with his first wife Liv.

Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft Thor Heyerdahl, Author. On a primitive raft made of forty-foot balsa logs and named “Kon-Tiki” in honor of a legendary sun king, Heyerdahl and five companions deliberately risked their lives to show that the ancient Peruvians could have made the 4,300-mile voyage to the Polynesian islands on a similar craft.

Pyramids of Tucume: The Quest for Peru's Forgotten City Thor Heyerdahl, Author. In 1988 his travels had led him back to Peru, where he learned of the colossal pre-Columbian site of Tucume, containing 26 pyramids. Who had built these pyramids, and when? What discoveries lay in store for the investigator wishing to probe their mysteries?

Hornby, John

Coming from an affluent British family, he immigrated to Canada in 1904, and fell in love with the Canadian North. Known as a man who could deal with any situation, however adverse, he seemed to seek out hardship. According to legend he could "out-Indian the Indians" in his ability to survive in the northern wilds and often set out into the bush with little more than a rifle, gillnet, a bag of flour, and tea. His strange and solitary ways earned him the nickname "Hermit of the North" and old-timers often described him as "bushed" or "bush-queer" as a result of spending too much time in the bush.

Snow Man: John Hornby in the Barren Lands Malcolm Waldron, author. The book does a wonderful job of making the reader feel that he is with Hornby in the Arctic, living in a hole dug into an esker, walking blindly through a blizzard, or starving on a river bank in the middle of Arctic 'summer'. A must read for those who enjoy stories of adventure in desolate places.

As an add-on to John Horby, is a story including his cousin (much from a diary)

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Christian, Edgar

Born on June 6, 1908, in England, and Looking for adventure after attending college, he travelled to the barren lands of the Northwest Territories, Canada, in 1926, with his second cousin John Hornby. Edgar deeply admired Hornby, who was considered by many adventurers and explorers as a master of survival. Traveling solo much of the time in the frozen north, Hornby had earning the title of “hermit of the north”. Christian wrote a diary detailing their adventure, which tragically ended with him dying of starvation near the Thelon River.

Cold Burial: A True Story of Endurance and Disaster in the Barren Grounds Clive Powell-Williams, author. The story of Edgar Christian, John Hornby, and Harold Adlard who, sadly, is often forgotten in the Hornby/Edgar saga, and their expedition into the Northwest Territories, along the Thelon River in Canada, in 1926. The book is nicely assembled through letters, diaries, notes left at the cabin, and writing of those who knew Hornby, after his death. There is a final diary entry of Edgars--the last survivor--left all alone in the cold, empty land.

Krakauer, Jon An author and writer of articles for many magazines, this Seattle based adventurer has climbed and summited many of the worlds highest peaks. As a member of one of the ill fated Mt. Everest climbing teams, his book of that climb listed below, accounts tragically the high price some members paid to live adventurously.

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Jon Krakauer, author. An epic account of the May, 1996 disaster. With more than 250 black-and-white photographs taken by various expedition members and an enlightening new postscript by the author, the Illustrated Edition shows readers what this tragic climb looked like and potentially provides closure for Krakauer and his detractors.

Into the Wild Jon Krakauer, author. So why did Christopher McCandless trade a bright future--a college education, material comfort, uncommon ability and charm--for an abandoned bus in the woods of Alaska? This is the question that this book tries to answer. While it doesn't – cannot - answer the question with certainty, Into the Wild does shed considerable light along the way. Not only about McCandless's "Alaskan odyssey," but also the forces that drive people to drop out of society and test themselves in other ways.

Nansen, Fridjtof

Born in Norway in 1861, Fridtjof Nansen was a renowned explorer, author, artist, athlete, oceanographer, and statesman. In 1922 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He died, a national hero, in 1930.

Farthest North   Fridjtof Nansen, author. First published in 1897 to great popular appeal, is the stirring first-person account of the Fram and her historic voyage. Nansen tells of his expedition's struggle against snowdrifts, ice floes, polar bears, scurvy, gnawing hunger, and the seemingly endless polar night that transformed the Fram into a "cold prison of loneliness." Farthest North is an unforgettable story that marks the beginning of the modern age of exploration and is a must-read for the armchair adventurer.

The National Outdoor Leadership

Since 1965, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has been teaching its students how to climb, kayak, and navigate; how to camp without leaving a trace; how to stay warm and dry in the wilderness; how to cope with a backcountry emergency; and how to effectively lead others through such experiences.

Wilderness First Responder, 3rd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry   Buck Tilton, author. This book is a comprehensive text for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of backcountry emergencies, written by wilderness expert Buck Tilton with more than a dozen medical professionals. Thoroughly updated and revised, this teaching manual for the National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness First Responder course represents more than a century and a half of combined experience in wilderness medicine, rescue, and education. It is essential reading for wilderness educators, trip leaders, guides, search and rescue groups, and anyone who works or plays far from definitive medical care.

The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated  Mark Harvey author. While no single book can prepare one for spending time in the wilderness -- much less impart all the skills necessary to survive in the elements, the NOLS Guide is an eminently useful place to start.

NOLS Wilderness Medicine: 4th Edition  Tod Schimelpfeing author. This revised edition of NOLS Wilderness First Aid reflects the changing field of wilderness medicine. Designed as a field textbook for the NOLS wilderness first aid curriculum, it helps train outdoor leaders to prevent, recognize, and treat common medical problems and to stabilize a severely ill or injured patient for evacuation.

NOLS Cookery: Field Edition  Claudia Pearson author. Wilderness chefs looking to make their meals more nutritious and appealing need look no further than this newest edition of NOLS Cookery, the NOLS School's classic guide to backcountry cooking.

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Olson Sigurd F.

Reflections from the North Country Sigurd Olson, author. Living on the edge of the Quetico-Superior lake country, Olsen “dreams of times where there was room to breathe, work to challenge our strength and courage, a chance for a man to carve out his destiny.” Sigurd Olson was a master canoe man, and traveler of the awesome Boundary Waters lakes and rivers system, where Minnesota and Manitoba, Canada meet, above the western north shore of Lake Superior.

Singing Wilderness  Sigurd Olson, author. This is a collection of essays about the Wilderness areas north and south of the U.S., Canadian border, above Lake Superior. Canoeing, hiking, skiing, camping, he searched for the true, untouched wilderness where the environment has little changed since it’s recovery of the receding glaciers ten thousand years ago.

Listening Point  Sigurd Olson, author. From his “base camp”, where he always returns to from his wilderness expeditions and adventures, Olson writes in vivid detail about the environment he travels through, studying all that is around him and placing it on paper with sublime integrity, for all to share in.

Runes Of The North  Sigurd Olson, author. Olson weaves the legends and myths of the northern vastness of Canada and Alaska with his own stories and experiences as an explorer, writer, grandfather, and biologist.It is a work filled with beauty, wisdom, and renewal.

Lonely Land  Sigurd Olson, author. With deep competence Olson writes of canoe travel adventures with people of similar mind sets as his own, concerning a deep love of wilderness and traveling through the wild water systems that non-natives have rarely traversed, the large rivers of north central Canada.

Of Time And Place  Sigurd Olson, author. The French/Canadian voyageurs and trappers who traveled by canoe primarily to bring animal furs back to a high paying public is the predominate theme of this book. Through his unique style of writing, where all he sees and is a part of, is related to the reader as if he was viewing poetry in motion, of which he was a part of.

Open Horizons  Sigurd Olson, author. Olsen writes of his influences concerning the draw of the wilderness on his life, in part by the events of the past by others that went boldly before him. Freedom, silence, and solitude are the main themes he finds and revels in while traveling and living a wilderness life.

A Wilderness Within: The Life of Sigurd F. Olson David Backs, author. This well-balanced assessment of Sigurd Olson (1899-1982) pays as much attention to his spiritual quest as to his activism in defense of America's natural resources with such groups as The Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association.

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The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and The North Pole, 1818-1909   Pierre Berton, author. The complete saga of the pursuit for two of the world's greatest geographical prizes, -- the elusive passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific, and the North Pole.

The North Pole   Robert E. Peary, author. In April of 1909, a year after Frederick Cook claimed to have arrived at the North Pole, Robert Peary (1856-1920) announced that Cook had never reached this point and that he, Peary, was the first man to reach the pole. Peary's record of the expedition tells of the arduous conditions he and his men endured, first breaking through the ice in a ship, then traveling via dog sleds.

True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole   Bruce Henderson, author. In April 1908, Frederick Cook arrived at the North Pole. In April 1909, so did Robert Peary. Or did they? Nearly a century later, the geographical jury is still out on who was first. Henderson tenders no verdict himself. Rather, he synthesizes a flowing narrative from the accounts set down by Cook and Peary as well as those of ancillary figures, such as Matthew Henson. That approach lets readers form their own conclusions.

Cook and Peary   Robert M. Bryce, author. The North Pole is a desolate place. But it's at the top of the world and holds magnetic allure. Two explorers made mad dashes for it in 1908 and 1909. Within five days of each other, both Frederick Cook and Robert Peary claimed to have gotten there first. Together they inspired a bitter and never-ending controversy about who is the real Columbus of the Arctic. This volume draws on diaries, private letters, newspaper reports, and other primary sources to examine the careers of two rival explorers and the controversy over which one had been the first to reach the North Pole.

Petzoldt, Paul

As Director of the Wilderness Education Association, Paul Petzoldt as been instrumental in developing a certification program for outdoor leaders.

The New Wilderness Handbook (Revised and Updated)  Paul Petzoldt, author. The new edition of this successful guide is for everyone who ventures into the wilderness. Conservation is the theme: of the individual, of equipment, and of the environment. Clothing, equipment, and rations are thoroughly discussed, along with the necessity for good expedition behavior Detailed illustrations supplement technical material such as knots and use of climbing ropes; and there is valuable appendix material, including checklists of equipment and clothing and recipes.

Teton Tales: And Other Petzoldt Anecdotes  Paul Petzoldt, author. Teton Tales begins with his near fatal climb of the Grand Teton in 1924. What follows is a collection of stories that trace his trail full of switchbacks from the Tetons to Toledo, from Wyoming to Windsor Castle, from Mount Moran to the Matterhorn, and everywhere in between. Enjoy many of his classic "anecdotes" and some never before heard tales.

On Belay!: The Life of Legendary Mountaineer Paul Petzoldt  Petzoldt's name is synonymous with the Grand Tetons and NOLS, the highly respected outdoor school that he founded. Blazing the trail for an international code of wilderness ethics and safe climbing techniques, Petzoldt devised the voice signaling system that begins with "On belay!" This intimate biography details Petzoldt's climbing career, including many first ascents in the Tetons, the first American expedition to K2, and the extraordinary leadership accomplishments that made him legendary.

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John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was a professor of geology and director of the U.S. Geological Survey. He was the last of the nation's great continental explorers and the first of a new breed of public servant: part scientist, part social reformer, part institution builder. His work and life reveal an enduringly valuable way of thinking about land, water, and society as parts of an interconnected whole; he was America's first great bioregional thinker and an American original.

The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons   John Wesley Powell, author. One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man. His account of his last ten critical days on the Colorado River is compelling, his descriptions of the Grand Canyon and other canyons are frequently better than the illustrious drawings, and his geographic and geologic explanations of the basin's creation help shape a broader view of one of America's most visited places.

Seeing Things Whole: The Essential John Wesley Powell (Pioneers of Conservation)  John Wesley Powell, author. Seeing Things Whole presents John Wesley Powell in the full diversity of his achievements and interests, bringing together in a single volume writings ranging from his gripping account of exploring the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to his views on the evolution of civilization, along with the seminal writings in which he sets forth his ideas on western settlement and the allocation and management of western resources. Seeing Things Whole presents the essence of the extraordinary legacy that John Wesley Powell has left to the American people, and to people everywhere who strive to reconcile the demands of society with the imperatives of the land.

The Shadow of Kilimanjaro  Rick Ridgeway, author. Known for such feats as being the first climber to reach the summit of K2 without bottled oxygen, climbing Antarctica's highest mountain, and leading a team to the top of a formidable 2,000-foot granite tower in the most remote corner of the Amazon's Orinoco jungle, this, his latest book, he takes a walk. Of course, it's no ordinary stroll. Accompanied by park officers, Ridgeway treks unprotected among lions and elephants, rhinos and oryxes. The Shadow of Kilimanjaro is as much a search for answers to an adventurer's most soul-searching questions as an account of a thrilling journey.

The Last Step: The American Ascent of K2   Rick Ridgeway, author. A personal story of the 1978 American teams struggled to climb and gain the summit of the second highest and most difficult mountain in the world, K2. The Last Step is Rick Ridgeway's inside story of this extraordinary expedition. It's about the people who, battered by the mountain and their isolation, overcame their individual fears, desires, and disappointments to work together to get somebody - anybody - to the top of K2. It's about the glorious success the team achieved, and about the perilous bivouac Jim Wickwire spent just below the summit without food, oxygen, or shelter in temperatures of -40 degrees.

The Big Open : On Foot Across Tibet's Chang Tang    Rick Ridgeway, author. On foot and on their own, four adventurers brave the challenges of nature on a 275-mile trek through one of the most beautiful—and most remote—regions of the world. Ridgeway crafts an urgent, poetic narrative as he guides readers across Tibet’s barren and treacherous northern plateau in search of the calving grounds of the chiru, an endangered antelope.

Roosevelt , Theodore (Teddy)

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was the 26th President of the United States. He is well remembered for his energetic persona, his range of interests and achievements, his leadership of the Progressive Movement, his model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" image. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party of 1912. Before becoming President (1901–1909) he held offices at the municipal, state, and federal level of government. Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician.

Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt, author. Roosevelt's popular book Through the Brazilian Wilderness describes his expedition into the Brazilian jungle in 1913 as a member of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition co-named after its leader, Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon. The book describes all of the scientific discovery, scenic tropical vistas and exotic flora, fauna and wild life experienced on the expedition, as well as the exciting human dramas which occurred during the expedition.

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey  Candice Millard, author. In a gripping account, Millard focuses on an episode in Teddy Roosevelt's search for adventure that nearly came to a disastrous end. A year after Roosevelt lost a third-party bid for the White House in 1912, he decided to chase away his blues by accepting an invitation for a South American trip that quickly evolved into an ill-prepared journey down an unexplored tributary of the Amazon known as the River of Doubt. The small group, including T.R.'s son Kermit, was hampered by the failure to pack enough supplies and the absence of canoes sturdy enough for the river's rapids. An injury Roosevelt sustained became infected with flesh-eating bacteria and left the ex-president so weak that, at his lowest moment, he told Kermit to leave him to die in the rainforest. Millard, a former staff writer for National Geographic, nails the suspense element of this story perfectly, but equally important to her success is the marvelous amount of detail she provides on the wildlife that Roosevelt and his fellow explorers encountered on their journey, as well as the cannibalistic indigenous tribe that stalked them much of the way.

Rough Riders  Theodore Roosevelt, author. Upon the 1898 Declaration of War launching the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt resigned from the Navy Department. With the aid of U.S. Army Colonel Leonard Wood, Roosevelt found volunteers from cowboys from the Western territories to Ivy League friends from New York, forming the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. The newspapers called them the "Rough Riders." This is the first person account by the regiment's commander and future President of the United States, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.