North America Audio & Video

This is the haunting story of 22-year-old Chris McCandless, who walked into the Alaskan wilderness in the spring of 1992 and whose body--along with a camera with five rolls of film, an SOS note, and a cryptic diary written in the back pages of a book about edible plants--was found six months later by a hunter.

Amateur Traveler Podcast is a show about traveling for the love of travel.

Rising From the Plains creates a fascinating picture of the interdependence of geology, commerce, and culture....

In this groundbreaking work, leading historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto tells the story of our hemisphere as a whole, showing why it is impossible to understand North, Central, and South America in isolation without turning to the intertwining forces that shape the region.

As chronicled in the bestselling book My Old Man and the Sea, the thirst for living an unconventional life led Daniel Hays to sail around Cape Horn with his father in a boat they built themselves.

Using text from Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes and ancient Aztec and Mayan poetry, narrators Martin Sheen (in English) and Enrique Rocha (in Spanish) lead viewers on a visual journey through this country's rich and varied past and present.

The rugged geography of Yosemite Valley kept it secret and isolated for many years. Only in 1851, when early miners and settlers felt their livelihood threatened by Indians, and vice versa, did white man intrude upon the valley.

Experience beautiful San Francisco! Fisherman's Wharf, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Pier 39, Alcatraz, the Cannery, Ghirardelli Square, and Fort Mason are all highlighted on this richly orchestrated audio program.

This is the classic account of Francis Parkman’s rugged trip over the eastern part of the Oregon Trail with his cousin, Quincy Adams Shaw, which took place in the spring and summer of 1846.

This Grand Canyon Audio CD Waypoint Tour is your personal tour guide unlocking the history, geology, and nature of the Grand Canyon South Rim's East Tour waypoints.