| Non-Fiction Archaeology:
Note: For the moment, our entire archaeology selection is from Count
Bryon Khun de Prorok, the intrepid and adventurous archaeologist from
the early 20th century. In the near future, we will soon expand our
selection to include works from other archaeologists and scientists, as
well as those from other walks of life who have written works just as
interesting and thought provoking concerning the history and mysteries
of our world. While we do not take sides, we wish to present both the traditional
history, and the speculative theories concerning our past.
Dead Men Do Tell Tales: A 1930's Archaeological Expedition
Into Abyssinia, (1942) by Count Byron de Prorok. Raiding tombs,flirting with native
women, running from murderous warlords, witnessing African magical cults- his adventures
in what is now Ethiopia.
Fascinating adventure! Suggested Retail:$14.95
Member Price:$13.45
Digging For Lost African Gods: Five Years Archaeological Excavation
in North Africa, (1926) by Count Byron de Prorok. Prorok's first book.
Among the many adventures, this book describes his deep-sea diving expeditions (using
those old diving suits with the window headgear!)
Suggested Retail:$14.95 Member Price:$13.45
In Quest of Lost Worlds: Five Archaeological Expeditions
1925-1934. (1935)
by Count Byron de Prorok. Five amazing archaeological
adventures in Africa and Ancient Mexico-including the search for King Solomons
Mines! The real Indiana Jones!
Suggested Retail:$15.95 Member Price:$14.35
 Mysterious Sahara: The Land of Gold, of Sand, and of Ruin. (1929)
by Count Byron de Prorok. Amazing stories of travels across the Sahara, and
encounters with the mysterious Taureg people. He even links the
Tauregs with medieval Europe and-Atlantis!
Suggested Retail:$14.95
Member Price:$13.45
Nautical Adventure
Shackleton's Boat Journey: The Narrative from the Captain of the Endurance. (1931)
by Frank Arthur Worsley. We all know this famous
story of perseverance and fortitude- read it now from the perspective of another who was
there- the Captain of the Endurance!
Suggested Retail:$9.95 Member Price:$8.95
Wandering Among South Sea Savages: And in Borneo and the
Philippines (1902) by H.W. Walker. Mad fijian princes! Flying Lizards!
Cannibals! Walker spent nearly 20 years traveling throughout the south
sea islands-lucky for us he captured the experiences for all to share!
Suggested Retail:$12.95 Member Price:$11.65
American Frontier
Boots and Saddles: Or, Life in Dakota with General Custer. (1885)
by Elizabeth B. Custer. The real story of the famous leader of Little Big
Horn. This account is told from the point of view of the one who knew
him perhaps the best- his wife!
Suggested Retail:$15.95 Member Price:$14.35
Treasure Hunting
The Cruise of the Alerte: In Search of Treasure. (1889) by E.F. Knight.
A small sailing crew leaves England in 1888 bound for the small island of Trinidad, off
the coast of Brazil. Their quest? The location of buried
treasure told them by a dying pirate! When they get to the island, it is
exactly as they were told......
Suggested Retail:$14.95 Member Price:$13.45
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SPECIAL TREASURE HUNTING SECTION!!
Look what adventurer Stan Grist has prepared for you!
Ancient Spanish Documents & Letters Relating to Gold Discoveries
in El Dorado of Ecuador, 1500-1700.
An amazing compilation by Stan Grist of impossible to find information that led him to
what he says are truly the seven cities of El Dorado!
Gold Secrets of Ecuador: Revealed! Join Stan Grist as
he retraces
the steps of an adventurer he originally read about from an old
"vintage adventure" magazine (Argosy) from the 1930s. The story
told of huge quantities of gold, but also deadly natives. Now, 70
years later, Mr. Grist made the same quest- Not only did he find
friendlier natives- but the gold too! Amazing Adventure!
To order these e-books and others by Stan Grist, and find out how
YOU can organize your own treasure hunting expedition- even in the
good ol' USA- click on the link below. While this special link takes
you direct to Stan's site, please keep in mind that our member discount
of 10% does not apply to any of his titles purchased through his site.
Stan
Grist's Explorations, and Treasure Hunting Adventures
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Aviation Adventures
Just Off The Ground: Recollections of an Early Aviator (1993)
by Carl Recknagel. A thrilling read of the author's career in aviation
starting with flight training in the mid 1920's, attack aviation with the
Army Air Corps, and taking 2nd place in the Patrick Trophy Race
in 1930.
Suggested Retail:$9.95 Member Price:$8.95
"The Amulet of Atlantis"
by Mike Olafson.
Book One in The Atlantis Legacy
Available in October 2005!
The exciting new adventure series starring pilot Colt Hawthorne!
Africa: 1938. A plane transporting top secret weapons technology is lost
over the jungles of the Belgian Congo. More importantly it was also secretly
transporting a mysterious amulet that holds the key to finding the fabled
city of Atlantis! If it can be discovered, Atlantis holds a mysterious
message which can help destroy an ancient and evil mystical sect: the Black Light
Order- an organization so powerful that the Nazi party itself is merely a
pawn in its grand scheme of world domination.
Maverick airfreight pilot
Colt Hawthorne and his team of adventurers embark upon a quest for the
downed plane an soon encounter the Black Light Order and its
mystic band of assassins! During his quest, Colt also encounters a covert organization of
archaeologists, deadly spies, underworld agents of the black market, sexy
femme fatales, savage jungle cults, and an old nemesis from Colt's fighter
pilot days in WWI: Baron Von Heinrich! Espionage, intrigue, and adventure
overflow in this first installment of The Atlantis Legacy- an
exciting new series in the tradition of vintage adventure from the lost era
of the pulps!
If you like Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Doc Savage-
this is the book for YOU!
100% pure "vintage adventure"! Available in bookstores and online in October 2005!
Vintage Adventure's
"Required" Reading List
We soon will publish our own short handbook of ancient
history and mystery for all to enjoy, but until we do, here are some
excellent reads that will build a base for any modern day adventurer to
prepare themselves for their next adventure- or just a rousing discussion at
their local coffee shop on migration theories, pyramid construction
techniques, or the lost treasure of Atahualpa! You will note that many
books are fairly old- while there is much new information today, these old
books present a good base of earlier known history- plus, it is the opinion
of Vintage Adventure that these old books often present the information in a
more enjoyable context. (After all, this is VINTAGE adventure!) Some books
are out of print, but may possibly be found through
www.alibris.com . There are so
many excellent books out there, that this list will always be incomplete-
this is simply a list of suggested reads- if you would like to add any
reviews or suggestions of your own, or If you
are own a specialty bookstore
and deal with adventure/exploration classics, please email us at Guide@vintageadventure.com. We are always
looking to expand our collection and help others preserve the experience of lost
adventures
from years past.
Archaeology
Gods, Graves, & Scholars, 1951, by C.W. Ceram
Hands on the Past, 1966, by C.W. Ceram
The Great Archaeologists: The Modern World's Discovery of Ancient
Civilizations as Originally Reported in the Pages of The Illustrated London
News, 1976 edited by Edward Bacon
A History of Archaeological Discoveries, by Henri-Paul Eydoux
Man: 12,000 Years Under the Sea, by Robert F. Burgess
Exploration
Discovery and Exploration, 1960, by Frank Debenham
Bold Voyages and Great Explorers, 1964, (formerly published as The
Quest for India) by Bjorn Landstrom
Lost Trails, Lost Cities, 1953, by Colonel P.H. Fawcett
My Life as an Explorer, 1925, by Sven Hedin
1421: The Year China Discovered America, 2002, by Gavin Menzies
History/Speculative Theories
Compact History of the World, 2002, edited by Geoffrey Parker
The Living Past, 1957, by Ivar Lissner
Legacy, The Search for Ancient Cultures, 1992, by Michael Wood
The Lost Realms, 1990, by Zecharia Sitchin
Mysteries From Forgotten Worlds, 1972, by Charles Berlitz
Atlantis
The Shadow of Atlantis, 1940, by Col. Alexander Braghine
Treasure Hunting
The Treasure Hunter, 1974, by Howard Jennings and Robin Moore
They Found Gold, by A. Hyatt Verril
The Treasure Divers Guide, by John Potter
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| We will be happy to provide links to used bookstores with hard to find
adventure themed books in the future.
Pulp Adventure Fiction
Here is a collection of some favorite fiction authors of
Vintage Adventure- great for those afternoon or
evening escapes to other worlds and time periods...
 Author:
Lester Dent/Kenneth Robeson
Dent, (aka Kenneth Robeson)-the creator of Doc Savage- wrote most
of the prolific pulp
adventure/fantasy series' from the 1930s.
Too many titles to list here,
but all make for a great 'Saturday matinee read'.
Definately in the tradition of Vintage Adventure.
Author Will Murray assumed the same
pen name to continue the series-click
here to read the interview from the Denver Business Journal that goes
into the details of the invention of Doc Savage, his creator Lester Dent,
and how Will Murray is working to continue the legacy today!
Author: H. Bedford-Jones
A great pulp fiction writer who contributed many stories to some of
the famous mystery magazines of the 1920's and 1930s. With exciting
titles such as Pearls From Macao, The Warlord's Gold, Ship of Shadows,
and Jewels of Java, you cant go wrong! (see the link below to
purchase these)
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Born in 1893 Clark Ashton Smith wrote many tales of fantasy and adventure
taking place in the Orient, Hyperborea and even Atlantis. His book The
Black Diamond, (1907) is a fast-paced story of kidnapping, piracy and
mysticism that was published when he was only 14 years old! The book may be
found and purchased at the link below.
 Author: James Dark
In 1965 author James Dark introduced the world to Mark Hood, specialist in
martial arts, international race car driver, ex-olympic skier, and deadly
secret agent for Intertrust: a world-wide security organization that
specializes in eliminating global threats. Most of the books are quick
reads- less than 175 pages. A bit campy, but oh what fun! Here
are just a couple covers along with a list of the entire series. Out of print
and hard to find- but well worth the search! Happy hunting!
 Come Die With Me, 1965
The Bamboo Bomb, 1965
Assignment: Tokyo, 1966
Hong Kong Incident, 1966
Throne of Satan, 1967
Operation Scuba, 1968
Spying Blind, 1968
Operation Octopus, 1968
The Sword of Gengis Khan, 1969 (?)
The Invisibles, 1969
Operation Ice Cap, 1969 (?)
Sea Scrape, 1970
 Author: Sax Rohmer
Creator of the 'Fu Manchu' series from the 1920-30s, pitting secret
agent hero Nayland Smith against the destructive and diabolical genious of
Dr. Fu Manchu. He also wrote many books outside of the
Fu Manchu series, and much earlier. One of those is Tales of Secret
Egypt, from 1919.
 Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Everyone should know of this legendary writer who created both
Tarzan of the Jungle and John Carter, Warlord of Mars.
Vintage Adventure actually prefers his one-off books such as
The Lost Continent and The Land of the Hidden Men. With
titles like these, you can understand why.
 Author: Robert E. Howard
Great fantasy/adventure writer from the 1920-30s who produced heroes
such as Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, and Kull of Atlantis, among
others. Amazing to think he created all this before his untimely death
at age 30. Here is a cover of a comic adaptation of his famous Conan
character.
Some great new books are out by Del Ray
that feature original stories of both Conan
and Solomon Kane.
Great Links
1.)
Vintage Library's "Vintage Adventure" (no affiliation)
section.
see it at:
www.vintagelibrary.com/pulp/adv2/index.cfm Some of the books from
authors listed above can be purchased here! A great site!
2.) Looking for more great books like those above?
Visit our friends at
The Narrative Press, using the following link:
3.) Fans of adventure author Clive Cussler
will love this site:
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