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Travels in Alaska

Travels in Alaska

By: John Muir
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Summary
 Join John Muir on his remarkable journey to Alaska in 1879, where the awe-inspiring living glaciers ignited his passion for exploration and science. These majestic ice formations served as a vital backdrop for Muir to validate his groundbreaking theories on glacial action. He returned time and again to this breathtaking laboratory of landscapes, ultimately dedicating the final months of his life to crafting his reflections on these travels. The most famous tide-water glacier now proudly bears his name, a testament to his enduring legacy. (Summary by William Frederic Bade)Copyright Biographies 2.0 Art Science
Episodes
  • Robert O'Hara Burke and the Australian Exploring Expedition of 1860-Andrew Jackson

    Robert O'Hara Burke and the Australian Exploring Expedition of 1860-Andrew Jackson
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    Robert O'Hara Burke and the Australian Exploring Expedition of 1860 by Andrew Jackson.

    A non-fictional account of Burke and Wills's 1860 expedition to cross the Australian continent from south to north and then return. Containing many excerpts from the diaries and accounts of the explorers, this book was published the year after the expedition met its disastrous end.

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    5 hrs and 59 min
  • Last Voyage of the Karluk-Robert Abram Bartlett, Ralph T. Hale

    Last Voyage of the Karluk-Robert Abram Bartlett, Ralph T. Hale
    10 Nov 2026
    Last Voyage of the Karluk by Robert Abram Bartlett and Ralph T. Hale.

    In August 1913, the Karluk, flagship of Vilhjalmar Stefansson’s Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913–16, became trapped in the ice while sailing to Herschel Island near the northern Alaska/Yukon border. After drifting across the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, in January 1914 the ship was crushed by the ice and sank. In the following months, the crew struggled to survive, first on the ice and then on the shores of Wrangell Island. In all, eleven men of the crew of 25 died before rescue.

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    7 hrs and 8 min
  • Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California-John Muir

    Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California-John Muir
    9 Nov 2026
    Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California by John Muir.

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    1 hr and 8 min
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