In the fall of 1994, Jimmy Brett was doing very well for a Wisconsin boy: good looks, great job, house on a lake, and a hot car. However, his life would change dramatically when he bought an old racist book for a quarter at a sidewalk sale. Jimmy's lover, Marian, took great offense when she saw the book; and Jimmy resolved to get rid of it by utilizing the fledgling World Wide Web. Jimmy found out quickly that using the Web could put himself and Marian in danger. Seeking to make a huge pro...

Originally published in 1825, this book contains volume three of the 'History of Materialism and Critique of Its Present Importance', and will prove to be a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in philosophy. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A wild epic journey by an American phusician and two Inuit companions struggling to be the first humans to reach the North Pole. The adventure continues with a year long, near dath journey back to civilization and concludes with the wrath of an angry unbelieving establishment. Liste as Dr. Frederick Albert Cook, a respectd physician and experienced explorer, tells you how he became the first man to reach the North Pole on April21, 1908. Hear his bitter fight with Admiral Robert E. Peary wh...

Embark on an Epic Expedition with Frederick Albert Cook's "Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899"Prepare to be transported to the icy expanse of Antarctica as you join Frederick Albert Cook on the historic voyage of the "Belgica." In his gripping narrative, "Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899," Cook recounts the harrowing journey of the expedition as they traverse newly discovered lands and brave the treacherous waters surrounding the South Pole.Experience the Thrilling Ad...

Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 August 5, 1940) was an American explorer and physician, noted for his claims of achieving the first summit of Mount McKinley in September 1906, and having reached the North Pole on April 21, 1908, which would have been a year before Robert Peary. Both claims have been largely discredited. Later, Dr. Cook was a founding member of the Arctic Club and the Explorers Club. Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who c...

For three hundred years explorers have been active in pushing aside the realms of the unknown towards the north pole; but the equally interesting south pole has, during all this time, been almost wholly neglected. There have been expeditions to the far south, but compared to arctic ventures they have been so few and their work within the polar circle has been so little that the results have been largely forgotten. It is not because valuable results have not been obtained in the antarctic, ...

Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) was the first American to explore both Polar regions and the first to spend forced winters in the Antarctic (1897-99) and the Arctic (1907-09). The subzero temperatures were only one of the dangers Cook faced in his attempts to reach the North Pole in 1908. During his extraordinary and harrowing journey, he fought off arctic wolves and polar bears, lived through ice storms, almost starved on several occasions, and faced long and lonely hours of isolation. ...

"My Attainment of the Pole" is a compelling narrative penned by Frederick Albert Cook, recounting his claim of being the first person to reach the North Pole. In this gripping account, Cook takes readers on a journey through the treacherous Arctic terrain, detailing the challenges, triumphs, and controversies surrounding his historic polar expedition.Through vivid descriptions and personal reflections, Cook provides insight into the harsh conditions and extreme isolation of the Arc...

Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899 by Frederick Albert Cook is a remarkable and immersive account of one of the earliest expeditions to the South Pole. This gripping narrative chronicles the voyage of the Belgica, a pioneering Antarctic expedition that ventured into uncharted territories and faced the challenges of the Antarctic winter for the first time.In this detailed and compelling account, Cook, a distinguished explorer, provides firsthand insights ...

In "Bird Houses Boys Can Build," Albert Frederick Siepert presents a practical and engaging guide that marries craftsmanship with ecological awareness. Designed specifically for young, aspiring builders, this book merges clear, step-by-step instructions with charming illustrations, allowing boys of all ages to create functional, inviting bird houses. Siepert's prose is accessible yet informative, reflecting the educational ideals of early 20th-century America, where hands-on skills were co...

THE inception of my work on The Alhambra, to which this book is designed to be the companion and complementary volume, was due to the disappointing discovery that no such thing as an even moderately adequate souvenir of the Red Palace of Granada, “that glorious sanctuary of Spain,” was in existence. It was written at a time when I shared the very common delusion that the Alhambra was the only word in a vocabulary of relics which includes such Arabian superlatives as the Mosque at Cordova, ...

On 28 June 1914 the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir-presumptive to the Hapsburg throne, was shot in the streets of Serajevo, the capital of the Austrian province of Bosnia. Redeemed by the Russo-Turkish war of 1876-7 from Ottoman rule, Bosnia had by the Congress of Berlin in 1878 been entrusted to Austrian administration; but in 1908, fearing lest a Turkey rejuvenated by the Young Turk revolution should seek to revive its claims on Bosnia, the Austrian Government annexed on its own authority...