Some Heroes of Travel

Some Heroes of Travel

William Henry Davenport Adams, English writer and journalist (1828-1891)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Preface

- Sir Marco Polo, The Venetian, And His Travels In Asia

- Mr. George F. Ruxton, And His Adventures In Mexico And The Rocky Mountains

- Doctor Barth, And Central Africa

- Mr. Thomas Witlam Atkinson, And His Adventures In Siberia And Central Asia

- Alexina Tinné And Her Wanderings In The Soudan

- Mr. J. A. Macgahan, And Campaigning On The Oxus

- Colonel Egerton Warburton, And Exploration In West Australia

- Major Burnaby, And A Ride To Khiva

- Sir Samuel Baker, And The Sources Of The Nile

- Notes