06. Travelling/Adventure Motorsports

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06. Travelling/Adventure Motorsports

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Travelling/Adventure Motorsports (23 Items):

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A. P. Botved: København-Tokio gennem Luften (1930), 163 pages. ABOUT A COPENHAGEN-TOKYO FLIGHT IN 1926.

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Lauge Koch: Vi Flyver Over Isbjørnens Land (1934), 132 pages. ABOUT A FLIGHT OVER THEN UNCHARTED NORTH-EASTERN GREENLAND. NO DUST-JACKET BUT ONE DOES EXIST.

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Peter Freuchen: Flugten Til Sydamerika (1935), 168 pages. ABOUT A PLANE JOURNEY ACROSS THE AMERICAN CONTINENTS.

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G. M. Haardt og L. Audouin-Dubreuil: Paa Larvefødder Gennem Afrika (1936), 136 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH, ORIGINAL TITLE UNKNOWN. NO DUST-JACKET.

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William Jensen: En Rejse Gennem Det Tredie Rige (1936), 174 pages. DESCRIBES A JOURNEY THROUGH THE 3RD REICH, INCLUDING A BIT ABOUT THE AUTOBAHN. THE AUTHOR WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE ON A SECTION OF THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROAD, AND MAY HAVE DONE SO, BUT, INCREDIBLY, DOES NOT WRITE ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE IN THIS BOOK, WHICH IS VERY UNFORTUNATE, INDEED. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT IF HE HAD.

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Palle Huld & Elith Foss: Vor Nimbusfærd (1935), 151 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

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Georges Le Fèvre: Det Gule Krydstogt (1937), 186 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH, ORIGINAL TITLE: LA CROISIÈRE JAUNE. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH ASIA.

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Palle Huld og Elith Foss: Med Palle Og Foss Til Orienten (1937), 133 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY TO THE ORIENT. NO DUST-JACKET.

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Over Polarhavet Til Orienten (1937), 221 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE ENGLISH, ORIGINAL TITLE: NORTH TO THE ORIENT. ABOUT A FLIGHT OVER THE POLAR REGIONS.

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[Various authors]: Med Treaarsekspeditionen Til Christian X's Land (1937), 281 pages. ABOUT THE EXPLORATION OF NORTH-EASTERN GREENLAND, ONE OF THE LAST UNCHARTED PLACES ON THE PLANET, INCLUDING RECONNAISSANCE AND MAPPING FLIGHTS OVER THE REGION.

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Clydesdale & McIntyre: Vi flyver over Mount Everest (1938), 128 pages. ABOUT A FLIGHT OVER MOUNT EVEREST. TRANSLATED FROM THE ENGLISH - ORIGINAL TITLE: THE PILOTS' BOOK OF EVEREST.

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Lauge Koch: Fra Lissabon til Peary Land (1939), 141 pages. ABOUT A FLIGHT FROM LISBON TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS. NO DUST-JACKET.

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Bendt Rom: En Flyvetur Paa 42000 km. (1940), 160 pages. ABOUT A COPENHAGEN-SYDNEY-COPENHAGEN FLIGHT.

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Michael Hansen: Paa Danske Vinger I Syd Og Nord (1941), 152 pages. ABOUT VARIOUS LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHTS TO AFRICA AND GREENLAND.

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Thomas Olesen Løkken: Ud Over Grænserne (1944), 206 pages. ABOUT VARIOUS TRAVELS IN WESTERN EUROPE, SOME MOTORIZED.

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Hakon Mielche: Ovre I Staterne (1944), 351 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE USA. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1938, THIS EDITION APPEARED IN 1944, WHICH IS STRANGE CONSIDERING THE NAZI CENSORSHIP IN DENMARK AT THE TIME.

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Gunnar Hansen: Jorden Rundt Paa Tre Hjul (1945), 178 pages. ABOUT MOTORIZED JOURNEYS ALL OVER THE WORLD. NO DUST-JACKET.

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Aage Krarup Nielsen: Fra Moskva Til Persepolis (1945), 160 pages.ABOUT A PARTLY MOTORIZED JOURNEY FROM RUSSIA TO PERSIA (NOW IRAN).

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Erik Halvorsen & Kai Michelsen: 5000Km. I Jeep (1947), 124 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE RUINS OF POST-WW2 GERMANY.

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Knud Clauson-Kaas: Vi Ruller Gennem Amerika (1948), 303 pages.ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE USA.

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Magnus Degerbøl: MELLEM SORTE DINKAER OG HVIDE NÆSEHORN (1949), 194 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

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Jesper Ewald: Europa Er Mit Hjem (1949), 175 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH VARIOUS PARTS OF EUROPE.

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Astrid Og Erik Tetens Nielsen: Ligeud Af Landevejen Til Sahara (1949), 174 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN CONTINENTS.

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Jørgen Bitsch: DEN EVENTYRLIGE AFRIKAFÆRD (1951), 125 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

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Irma Testrup Petersen: I PIONERERNES HJULSPOR (1951), 204 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT. WITH A DEDICATION FROM THE AUTHORESS AND HER WIFE..

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Karl Eskelund: Så Kørte Vi Til Indien (1952), 215 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY TO INDIA.

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Flemming B. Muus: Over 23 Grænser (1955), 239 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH 24 COUNTRIES, COVERING EUROPE, NORTHERN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

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Gunnar Nyborg-Jensen: Nordkapp Tur/Retur (1956), 127 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH SCANDINAVIA. WRITTEN IN THE STYLE OF A CHILDREN'S BOOK, BUT IT IS ALSO VERY FACTUAL AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE TRIP DESCRIBED TOOK PLACE IN REAL LIFE. IT IS PART OF A SERIES OF BOOKS ABOUT "SØREN OG ANNE".

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Mogens Chr. Nørlund: Bag Afrikas Maske (1956), 196 pages. ABOUT MOTORIZED A JOURNEY THROUGH WESTERN AFRICA.

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Karen Aabye: Lille Gule Sky (1957), 196 pages. ABOUT A COPENHAGEN-SINGAPORE FLIGHT.

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Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary: Over Sydpolen (1958), 346 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE ENGLISH - ORIGINAL TITLE: THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA.

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L. P. Kirwan: Polarforskningens Eventyr (1959), 310 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE ENGLISH - ORIGINAL TITLE: THE WHITE ROAD - A HISTORY OF POLAR EXPLORATION. CONTAINS CHAPTERS ABOUT ARCTIC FLIGHTS AND THE MOTORIZED EXPLORATION OF THE ANTARCTIC, SEE FOLLOWING BOOK.

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Svend Agergaard: Elefant-Dalen (1960), 166 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

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Noel Barber: Den hvide Ørken (1960), 227 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE ENGLISH, ORIGINAL TITLE: THE WHITE DESERT. ABOUT MOTORISED EXPEDITIONS ON THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT.

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Cord-Christian Troebst: Kapløbet Til Månen - Amerika og Rusland i kamp om verdensrummet (1960), 231 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN, ORIGINAL TITLE: DER GRIFF NACH DEM MOND. ABOUT THE RACE TO THE MOON, NO DUST-JACKET.

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[Various authors, among them John Glenn]: JORDEN RUNDT PÅ 80 MINUTTER (1962), 236 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE ENGLISH, ORIGINAL TITLE: WE SEVEN. ABOUT THE AMERICAN MERCURY PROJECT, TO SEND AN ASTRONAUT IN ORBIT AROUND THE PLANET EARTH.

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A. Poulsen: 15 Bilture Med Herning Som Centrum (1964), 95 pages. BOOK DESCRIBING 15 ROUTES FOR DRIVING TRIPS IN CENTRAL JUTLAND.

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Jørgen Bitsch: Sort Ekstase (1965), 153 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

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Jens August Schade: Sjov i Verden - En flyverejse om Jorden (1965), 130 pages. FAMOUS DANISH POET WROTE THIS BOOK ABOUT HIS IMPRESSIONS DURING A FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD, VISITING COUNTRIES ON VARIOUS CONTINENTS. THE BOOK IS A "BORDERLINE CASE", AND DOES PERHAPS NOT BELONG IN THIS TOPIC, AT ALL.

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Bernhard Linder: 136 Bilture I Danmark (1966), 181 pages. BOOK DESCRIBING 136 ROUTES FOR DRIVING TRIPS IN DENMARK.

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Rupert Furneaux: Dramatiske Begivenheder I Vort Århundrede (1970), 311 pages. TRANSLATED FROM THE ENGLISH - ORIGINAL TITLE: GREAT DRAMATIC STORIES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. CONTAINS A CHAPTER ABOUT THE 1969 MOON-LANDING.

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Hans Eric Boesgaard: Den Skudsikre Dagdrøm - stemninger fra mine britiske krogveje... (1975), 96 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH GREAT BRITIAN.

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Hakon Mielche: USA - vest (1977), 149 pages; and USA - øst (1977), 125 pages TWO BOOKS ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH NORTH AMERICA.

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Hjalte Tin og Nina Rasmussen: held og lykke (1983), 313 pages. ABOUT A MOTORISED JOURNEY THROUGH THE AMERICAN CONTINENTS. THE RIGHT SCAN IS THE COVER OF THE LATER 1988 CHEAP PAPERBACK EDITION OF SAME BOOK.

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Hjalte Tin og Nina Rasmussen: Sommer hele året - Med Emil og Ida i det vilde østen (1987), 331 pages. ABOUT A MOTORISED JOURNEY THROUGH AUSTRALIA AND NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS. THE RIGHT SCAN IS THE COVER OF THE LATER CHEAP PAPERBACK EDITION OF SAME BOOK.

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Hjalte Tin & Nina Rasmussen: På Motorcykel Gennem Sovjet - Hos Fremmede Venner (1989), 341 pages. ABOUT A MOTORISED JOURNEY THROUGH THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. RIGHT SCAN IS THE CHEAP PAPERBACK VERSION..

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Pernille Tranberg: Gringas - To Danske Pigers Rejse I Sydamerika (1989), 341 pages. ABOUT A PARTIALLY MOTORISED JOURNEY THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA.

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Helge Rude Kristensen: Familie På Farten (1990), 257 pages. .

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Karsten Jacobsen: Satans Have (1992), 259 pages. ABOUT A MOTORISED JOURNEY THROUGH THE SAHARA.

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Christoph Jensen: Trækfugl - Fra Dybhavsfiskeri I Alaska Til Ensomhed I Chiles Ørken (1993), 246 pages. ABOUT A MOTORISED JOURNEY THROUGH THE AMERICAN CONTINENTS.

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Hjalte Tin og Nina Rasmussen: Fra Cape til Cairo (1994), 253 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. THIS BOOK ALSO EXISTS AS CHEAP PAPERBACK EDITION WITH ALTERNATIVE COVER, THE RIGHT SCAN.

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Poul Vad: Nord For Vatnajøkel (1994), 146 pages. ABOUT A MOTORISED JOURNEY THROUGH ICELAND.

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Helge Rude Kristensen: Familie På Farten - Jorden Rundt (1996), 366 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY ACROSS THE WORLD.

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Poul Folkersen & Ole Larsen: Fra Toldbodgade Til Pyramiderne - Verdens første bog om langfart i et Ultra-Let fly (1997), 180 pages. ABOUT AN ULTRA-LIGHT FLIGHT TO AFRICA.

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Nina Rasmussen: Som En Albansk Jomfru (1997), 231 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH ALBANIA.

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Tom Buk-Swienty: Amerika Maxima - Et Dansk Roadtrip Gennem Clintons USA (1999), 335 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH THE USA.

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[various authors]: 500 Dage Verden Rundt, Del 1 + 2 (1999), 176 + 176 pages. TWO-VOLUME BOOK ABOUT THE JP EXPLORER AROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP.

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Henrik Andersen: Trekker (2000), 213 pages. ABOUT A MOTORISED JOURNEY ACROSS THE WORLD.

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Helge Rude Kristensen: Familie På Farten - Nomader På Fire Hjul (2001), 398 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY TO THE FAR EAST AND BACK.

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Nina Rasmussen: Himalaya I Sigte - Med 2CV Over Alle Bjerge (2001), 220 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY OVER THE HIMALAYAS.

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Var. Authors: Eventyrernes Klub - 24 Fortællinger Fra Det Runde Bord (2002), 306 pages. CONTAINS CHAPTERS ABOUT MOTORIZED JOURNEYS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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Hjalte Tin & Nina Rasmussen: Rejsen Til Landet Der Ikke Findes (2004), 330 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY TO THE MIDDLE-EAST.

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Helge Rude Kristensen: Familie På Farten - Med Farmor I Australien - Det Er Aldrig For Sent... (2005), pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY IN AUSTRALIA.

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Steen Steensen: Dannelsesrejse på motorcykel (2007), 333 pages. ABOUT MOTORIZED JOURNEYS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF EUROPE.

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[Various authors]: Langt Ude I Verden - På Rejse Med Kvindelige Eventyrere (2007), 266 pages. CONTAINS 2 CHAPTERS ABOUT MOTORIZED JOURNEYS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD, ONE BY CHRISTINA GUNDGAARD PEDERSEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN A RECORD ATTEMPT ON MOTORCYCLE UP MOUNT EVEREST AND ONE BY BIRGITH SLOTH WHO PARTICIPATED IN A MOTORIZED JOURNEY THROUGH MONGOLIA.

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Ida Tin: Direktøs (2009), 191 pages. ABOUT A MOTORIZED JOURNEY IN SOUTH-WESTERN USA.

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[various authors]: Tingenes Magi (2007), unnumbered pages. CONTAINS AN ARTICLE ABOUT JP EXPLORER AROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP.

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