Writing Geographical Exploration

His tale of adventure should occupy a more prominent place in the study of exploration, literature and history, not only in Canada, but also in his homeland of Wales."--Jacket.

Journey through time and space with "The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known." Authored by Joseph Jacobs, this work chronicles the adventures and discoveries of explorers and geographers who ventured into the unknown. From ancient civilizations to the Age of Exploration, the book offers readers a comprehensive account of how our understanding of the world evolved, highlighting the courage, curiosity, and determination of those who dared to chart new territories.

In eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain, books of travel and exploration were much more than simply the printed experiences of intrepid authors. They were works of both artistry and industry—products of the complex, and often contested, relationships between authors and editors, publishers and printers. These books captivated the reading public and played a vital role in creating new geographical truths. In an age of global wonder and of expanding empires, there was no publisher more renowned for its travel books than the House of John Murray. Drawing on detailed examination of the John Murray Archive of manuscripts, images, and the firm’s correspondence with its many authors—a list that included such illustrious explorers and scientists as Charles Darwin and Charles Lyell, and literary giants like Jane Austen, Lord Byron, and Sir Walter Scott—Travels into Print considers how journeys of exploration became published accounts and how travelers sought to demonstrate the faithfulness of their written testimony and to secure their personal credibility. This fascinating study in historical geography and book history takes modern readers on a journey into the nature of exploration, the production of authority in published travel narratives, and the creation of geographical authorship—a journey bound together by the unifying force of a world-leading publisher.

In 1969, humankind set foot on the moon. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins carried the fire for all the world. Backed by the brightest minds in engineering and science, the three boarded a rocket and flew through the void--just to know that we could. In Apollo, Matt Fitch, Chris Baker, and Mike Collins unpack the urban legends, the gossip, and the speculation to reveal a remarkable true story about life, death, dreams, and the reality of humanity's greatest exploratory achievement.

In summer 1969, astronauts landed on the moon and hippie hordes descended on Woodstock—two era-defining events that are not entirely coincidental. Neil M. Maher shows how NASA’s celestial aspirations were tethered to terrestrial concerns of the time: the civil rights struggle, the antiwar movement, environmentalism, feminism, and the culture wars.

"A History of Geographical Discovery in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries" presents a thorough study of the most important geographical discoveries around the world. The book tells about the expeditions to different parts of the world, from the North Pacific, through Asia, Africa, Americas to Australia.

1. Exploration and the Twentieth Century James R Ryan and Simon Naylor -- 2. 'Deeds not Words'? Life writing and early twentieth-century British polar exploration Elizabeth Baigent -- 3. Configuring the Field: photography in early twentieth century Antarctic exploration Kathryn Yusoff -- 4. Explorations in the Libyan Desert: William J. Harding King Nicola J. Thomas and Jude Hill -- 5. Fieldwork and the Geographical Career: T. Griffith Taylor and the exploration of Australia Simon Naylor -- 6. Glaciology, the Arctic, and the US military Fae L Korsmo -- 7. Assault on the unknown: Geopolitics, Antarctic science and the International Geophysical Year Klaus Dodds -- 8.'Britnik': How America made and destroyed Britain's first satellite Matthew Godwin -- 9.High Empire: rocketry and the popular geopolitics of space exploration Fraser MacDonald -- 10.Walking in your footsteps: 'footsteps of the explorers' expeditions and the contest for Australian desert space Christy Collis -- 11.Afterword Felix Driver -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on places and routes (Afghanistan, Black Sea, Egypt, Gobi Desert, Hawaii, Himalayas, Italy, Northwest Passage, Samarkand, Silk Route, Timbuktu), writers (Isabella Bird, Ibn Battuta, Bruce Chatwin, Gustave Flaubert, Mary Kingsley, Walter Ralegh, Wilfrid Thesiger), methods of transport and types of journey (balloon, camel, grand tour, hunting and big game expeditions, pilgrimage, space travel and exploration), genres (buccaneer narratives, guidebooks, New World chronicles, postcards), companies and societies (East India Company, Royal Geographical Society, Society of Dilettanti), and issues and themes (censorship, exile, orientalism, and tourism). For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia website.