This book recaps the famous Mutiny on the Bounty from the 1700s. The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific, by Brandon Presser He interviews all sorts of unique people and dives into the city’s history and customs. In it, he talks about this weird quirky town and how it’s grappling with its past. This book is about the beautiful town of Natchez, a place I visited about six years back and really loved. Richard Grant is a UK writer who moved to Missisppi and has been writing some great stuff about the state for years ( check out his last book, which is one of my all time favorites). The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi, by Richard Grant
It was absolutely riveting to read and a testament to the strong will and skill of the men involved.ģ. This book highlights their journey and survival as they spend over a year on the ice. While trying to reach the South Pole, his boat got stuck in the ice and he and his crew were forced to abandon ship and walk north in hope of being rescued by a passing whaling boat. This iconic book is about Ernest Shackleton’s epic journey to cross Antarctica in 1914. Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing Along the way, he offers deep insight into the culture and history of the region at a time when there was a lot of change happening. Langewiesche travels from Algeria through Niger and Mali before finishing in Dakar. I was hooked by the punchy prose from page one. Written by journalist William Langewiesche in the 1990s, this book is beautifully detailed and wonderfully written. I wonder if that will change in the new year. That got me down a history rabbit hole and it’s where I’ve stayed most of the year. Instead, I’ve gotten a lot more into destination-specific travelogues rather than personal travelogues. Though this is a travel website and I like to read a lot of travel books, I’ve found that so many fall into the same narrative arc that I just needed a break from another book on someone quitting their job to travel. I only read about 50 books.Īs I compiled this list, I couldn’t help but notice that I gravitated a lot more to history, literature, and self-improvement than I had in the past. Then again, I’ve always been into reading ever since I was a little kid.
As a writer, reading comes with the territory. For the last five years, I’ve concluded the year with a list of my favorite reads.
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