Jerusalem to Petra with Gertrude Bell
Gertrude Bell on an archaeological journey from Jerusalem to the ruins of Petra.
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John Muir’s Letters Part 3: Self-Reliance
Yosemite taught Muir many lessons, including how to be self-reliant.
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John Muir’s Letters Part 2: Lonely in Yosemite
This is the man behind the legend, the real and true John Muir.
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John Muir’s Letters Part 1: The Journey
John Muir is an outdoor legend, but his letters reveal the truth.
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Why Chris McCandless Disappeared Into the Wild
Chris McCandless was an ambitious man with an aching need for adventure and a stubborn penchant for self-reliance.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Argument for Nature
Humanity has become distracted by its own creations to the point where it has forgotten about nature.
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Matthew Henson: A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
Matthew Henson: an American explorer who may have been the first to reach the North Pole.
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President Theodore Roosevelt’s Speech at Yellowstone
Transcribed by us, for you.
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