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Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final

On November 20, 1820, the whale ship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale.

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his me

The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventu

The gripping memoir of a young man, a wolf, their parallel lives and ultimate collision, Badluck Way is also an ode to the satisfaction of hard work on some of the wildest and most beautiful land i

The remarkable story of Lanier Phillips and the shipwreck that changed his life. On February 18, 1942 the US Navy destroyer Truxton was shipwrecked off Newfoundland.

From an award-winning journalist comes this real-life cloak-and-dagger tale of Vera Atkins, one of Britain's premiere secret agents during World War II.

If you live life without a net, what happens when you fall? Kathleen Cremonesi knew early on she wanted to be different.

Inner Ranges brings together an enlightening and entertaining selection of mountain writing by one of Canada's most respected adventure journalists and thinkers.

Howie Keefe takes you behind the scenes to get a personal glimpse into the amazing and precarious world of air racing.

Best-selling chronicler of the gold rush Bill Gallaher now brings us the compelling story of the Rennie brothers.

Babes in the woods.

For centuries, colonial powers searched for a sea passage that would link the Arctic and Pacific Oceans.

The latest addition to TouchWood Editions’ Classics West Collection, Klondike Cattle Drive is the colourful tale of a formidable trek undertaken by legendary Cariboo rancher Norman Lee.In 1898, Lee

Adventures on wild waters In Finlay's River, R. M.