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Dover Publications
Courage, Wilderness, Self, and Other: A Reading List of Exploration
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Lindy Elkins-Tanton
| June 28, 2022
On the Romance and Wonder of Victorian Science
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Nicole Yunger Halpern
| April 18, 2022
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Mimi Matthews
| January 14, 2022
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Katherine May
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The Journey is the Plot: A Reading List for Traveling Beyond the Home
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Mary Morris
| June 8, 2020
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Or a Queer Staycation, 2020 Style
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Cameron Esposito
| March 24, 2020
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