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Book II, Columbus and his Companions (1492‒1503). Part 1, The First Letter from…

In A Book of American Explorers

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson

This book tells the story of exploration in America in the words of the explorers themselves. It consists of extracts from narratives of the…

The Butt of the Camp

In Earth's Enigmas

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Sir Charles G. D. Roberts

Most of the stories in this collection attempt to present one or another of those problems of life or nature to which, as it appears to many…

XIII

In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 7)

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Mark Twain

A slightly more complex sequel to Mark Twain's original book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, this book really shows the true side of racism i…

Chapter I, Men-of-war, Part 1

In The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1

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Frederick Whymper

Everything about the sea: history of ships, famous mariners and life on shipboard, adventure, shipwrecks and daring rescues. - Summary by K…

Lost on the Mountains

In Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication, Story 1

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R. M. Ballantyne

In this first story in Freaks on the Fells, Mr Sudberry, a successful London merchant takes his family on a Scottish highlands vacation. Ov…