Free Public Domain PDF e-books about adventurers, explorers, sailors and mountaineers from all over the world – and exciting novels of adventure. Be inspired and learn how the world was discovered.
The Journey of Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca. This expedition was a total disaster. The story has it all. Great expectations, five Spanish galleons and 600 men heading for the New World with guns, golden dreams and civilisation building ambitions. … Read more and download PDF
The Bombard Story is the account of Alain Bombard’s amazing journey in 1952 across the Atlantic on a small 14-foot inflatable boat. Alain Bombard left without food or fresh water and sailed 4.400 kilometers. He lost 25 kg. but proved … Read more and download PDF
“I want to go around the world! I want to go around in eighty days or less. I think I can beat Phileas Fogg’s record. May I try it?” When investigative reporter Nellie Bly approached her editor in 1889, he was … Read more and download PDF
Journey to Iceland with the subtitle – And Travels in Sweden and Norway was published in English in 1852. The Author is the amazing female explorer Ida Laura Pfeiffer, born in Austria. She was maybe the first female explorer and … Read more and download PDF