Books by Martin Dugard

A lively portrait of eighteenth-century explorer and adventurer Captain James Cook draws on Cook's own journals to describe his youth, his career in the Royal Navy, and his expeditions that charted the Pacific ocean, discovered the eastern coasts of New Zealand, and ventured farther south than any man before, until his tragic demise in the Hawaiian Islands. Reprint.

For beginners looking to take that first spin around the block with confidence and excitement, as well as more experienced in-liners looking to advance their skills, this is an indispensable handbook. It covers such topics as injury prevention, stopping without fear, negotiating turns and hills, skating backwards, power stroking, skating in the tuck for speed, in-line hockey, and more.

"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" So goes the signature introduction of New York Herald star journalist Henry Morton Stanley to renowned explorer Dr. David Livingstone, who had been missing for six years in the wilds of Africa. Into Africa ushers us into the meeting of these remarkable men. In 1866, when Livingstone journeyed into the heart of the African continent in search of the Nile's source, the land was rough, unknown to Europeans, and inhabited by man-eating tribes. The man sent to find him was an orphan and a drifter who had great ambition but little success to show for it. The book shows how, over the course of their nine-year relationship, Stanley ironically rose in power and prominence while Livingstone was relegated to isolation and danger in Africa.

With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has escaped telling. Into Africa is an extraordinarily researched account of a thrilling adventure—defined by alarming foolishness, intense courage, and raw human achievement.
In the mid-1860s, exploration had reached a plateau. The seas and continents had been mapped, the globe circumnavigated. Yet one vexing puzzle remained unsolved: what was the source of the mighty Nile river? Aiming to settle the mystery once and for all, Great Britain called upon its legendary explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, who had spent years in Africa as a missionary. In March 1866, Livingstone steered a massive expedition into the heart of Africa. In his path lay nearly impenetrable, uncharted terrain, hostile cannibals, and deadly predators. Within weeks, the explorer had vanished without a trace. Years passed with no word.
While debate raged in England over whether Livingstone could be found—or rescued—from a place as daunting as Africa, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., the brash American newspaper tycoon, hatched a plan to capitalize on the world’s fascination with the missing legend. He would send a young journalist, Henry Morton Stanley, into Africa to search for Livingstone. A drifter with great ambition, but little success to show for it, Stanley undertook his assignment with gusto, filing reports that would one day captivate readers and dominate the front page of the New York Herald.
Tracing the amazing journeys of Livingstone and Stanley in alternating chapters, author Martin Dugard captures with breathtaking immediacy the perils and challenges these men faced. Woven into the narrative, Dugard tells an equally compelling story of the remarkable transformation that occurred over the course of nine years, as Stanley rose in power and prominence and Livingstone found himself alone and in mortal danger. The first book to draw on modern research and to explore the combination of adventure, politics, and larger-than-life personalities involved, Into Africa is a riveting read.

A harrowing account of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race chronicles the deadly storm that disabled twenty-four boats, stranded sixty-three sailors, and killed six people. Reprint.

An account of Columbus's fourth and final voyage describes the aging captain's determination to find a passage to the Orient, recounting how his efforts were challenged by shipwreck, mutiny, and political treachery. By the author of Farther Than Any Man.

An account of Columbus's fourth and final voyage describes the aging captain's determination to find a passage to the Orient, recounting how his efforts were challenged by shipwreck, mutiny, and political treachery. By the author of Farther Than Any Man.

The epic, never-before-told story of Columbus's final, and perhaps greatest, journey to the New World.

The final voyage of Christopher Columbus was by far his most dangerous, unexpected, exhilarating, and consequential. It was, as Pulitzer Prize-winner Samuel Eliot Morison put it, "a story of adventure which imagination could hardly invent; a struggle between man and the elements, in which the most splendid manifestations of devotion, loyalty, and courage are mingled with the vilest human passions."

Shockingly, no book has been written about this fateful final journey until now. Martin Dugard finally brings to light this saga of shipwreck, mutiny, discovery, and political treachery, telling the story of how Columbus's quest to find a passage to the Orient drove him onward in the face of peril.

Here we meet Christopher Columbus, the determined, and sometimes desperate, elder adventurer, a far cry from the shrouded hero/villain of legend. The Last Voyage of Columbus offers up the long-lost last chapter in the life of a man whose story we only thought we knew.

The best-selling author of Against Medical Advice and the author of The Last Voyage of Columbus describe their investigation into the death of King Tut, recounting how they drew on forensic clues, historical information, and the writings of Howard Carter to conclude that Tut did not die of natural causes.

The best-selling author of Against Medical Advice and the author of The Last Voyage of Columbus describe their investigation into the death of King Tut, recounting how they drew on forensic clues, historical information, and the writings of Howard Carter to conclude that Tut did not die of natural causes. (History -- general) Simultaneous.

The best-selling author of Against Medical Advice and the author of The Last Voyage of Columbus describe their investigation into the death of King Tut, recounting how they drew on forensic clues, historical information, and the writings of Howard Carter to conclude that Tut did not die of natural causes. Simultaneous.

Accounts of athletes of extraordinary grit feature a rock climber stranded without food, a woman kayaking in Siberia, a blind trans-Atlantic solo sailor, and the American team in the world's most grueling endurance event. Original.

The author covers the six-to-twelve day races that would cover up to 500 miles of climbing, swimming, navigation, kayaking, and more as a journalist before he began competing in them. The book is a dramatic, fascinating, intensely personal story of adventure racing written from his dual perspective as a journalist and an athlete.

In this celebration of the hit television game show SURVIVOR, the program's creator, Mark Burnett, teams up with adventure writer Martin Dugard to provide insights about the crew, the host, and unforgettable contestants. Behind-the-scenes photographs are included.

Profiles the pre-Civil War relationships among Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other prominent military leaders, tracing their close-bonding educations at West Point and their shared field experiences during the Mexican War. Simultaneous.

Profiles the pre-Civil War relationships among Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other prominent military leaders, tracing their close-bonding educations at West Point and their shared field experiences during the Mexican War.

Profiles the pre-Civil War relationships among Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other prominent military leaders, tracing their close-bonding educations at West Point and their shared field experiences during the Mexican War. Simultaneous.

Martin Dugard's account of the war with Mexico (1846-1848), is of interest because of the events themselves and the issues at the fore--expansionism, relations between Mexico and the U.S.--as well as for the personalities involved. Dugard focuses on the West Point graduates--Grant, Lee, Sherman, and others--who, in this war, fought on the same side and who, later, were bitter adversaries in the American Civil War.

Martin Dugard's account of the war with Mexico (1846-1848), is of interest because of the events themselves and the issues at the fore--expansionism, relations between Mexico and the U.S.--as well as for the personalities involved. Dugard focuses on the West Point graduates--Grant, Lee, Sherman, and others--who, in this war, fought on the same side and who, later, were bitter adversaries in the American Civil War.

Martin Dugard's account of the war with Mexico (1846-1848), is of interest because of the events themselves and the issues at the fore--expansionism, relations between Mexico and the U.S.--as well as for the personalities involved. Dugard focuses on the West Point graduates--Grant, Lee, Sherman, and others--who, in this war, fought on the same side and who, later, were bitter adversaries in the American Civil War.