the explorers did not always know what it was they were seeing. A brilliantly researched, lavishly illustrated book by Carolyn Gilman, Smithsonian Books), mentions Captain Lewis taking a compass ...

The Megatherium Club was an informal group of young naturalists who made the Castle their temporary home in between expeditions to the outer reaches of the United States, or who otherwise worked or ...

I was reminded of these happy moments upon opening the book As Told At The Explorers Club. I felt sure that under the cover I’d find one delight after another, my anticipation buoyed by the line ...

British explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine ... Irvine’s body has yet to be found. Smithsonian Books’ newest release, Everest 24: New Views on the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, focuses ...