journeys

A television journalist chronicles his travels and memoirs--the people, places, and events encountered in his life.

Recounts the adventures of seventeen-year-old Fred Dellenbaugh, the youngest member of the second Powell expedition, which explored the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon in 1871-2.

Relates Henry David Thoreau's adventure through the Maine wilderness recording all the details of the untouched forest.

Follows Jacques Cousteau on an expedition along the Amazon River as he observes the native people and wildlife of the region.

Describes some of the difficulties that Columbus faced on his first voyage to the New World and what he found at the journey's end.

Describes how, in 1986, an airplane was flown nonstop around the world without taking on fuel in flight.

A collection of articles written over the course of the author's junior year of high school as an exchange student in France, describing her experiences in a foreign culture and providing a look at the country through the eyes of a young American.

An account of Magellan, his famous voyage around the world, and the historical significance of his achievement.

Chronicles the author's journey along the Rio Grande, from the Rockies to the Gulf of Mexico.