--- title: Don't Forget the Books when you Make Your Booking description: "Uttermost Part of the Earth\nOver the Edge of the World\nThe Voyage of the Beagle" image: https://blog.australis.com/hubfs/books.jpg --- [![Australis Logo](https://blog.australis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Australis-blog-logo-color.png?width=281&name=Australis-blog-logo-color.png "Australis Logo")](https://blog.australis.com/patagonia) - [AUSTRALIS.COM](https://www.australis.com/es/) - [THE EXPERIENCE](https://www.australis.com/australis-experience/) - [OUR VESSELS](https://www.australis.com/our-vessels/) ![apple-desk-office-technology.jpg](https://blog.australis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/apple-desk-office-technology-2.jpg?width=1800&name=apple-desk-office-technology-2.jpg "apple-desk-office-technology.jpg") News & Views # Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn # [Don't Forget the Books when you Make Your Booking](https://blog.australis.com/patagonia/dont-forget-the-books-when-you-make-your-booking) Jan 28, 2016 6:36:25 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) --- ![books2.jpg](https://blog.australis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/books2.jpg?width=711&name=books2.jpg "books2.jpg") Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego has long provided rich pickings for authors who ventured to that remote corner of the planet. ![0I7A4301.jpg](https://blog.australis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/0I7A4301.jpg?width=371&name=0I7A4301.jpg "0I7A4301.jpg")  Once you make a booking on one of our cruises in the region, Australis sends you a comprehensive list of both modern and ancient books that will give you a better understanding of the places you'll be crusing and make your journey more enjoyable.  The list includes many of our expedition team favorites, as well as books recommended by a National Geographic writer who has traveled across the region several times. Most of them are available at Amazon.com or BarnesAndNoble.com in paper or e-book formats.    Some of our favorite books are . . . ***![Over_the_edge_of_the_world.jpg](https://blog.australis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Over_the_edge_of_the_world.jpg?width=196&name=Over_the_edge_of_the_world.jpg "Over_the_edge_of_the_world.jpg")***   ***Over the Edge of the World*** by Laurence Bergreen Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the 16th century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure.       ![Uttermost_part_of_the_Earth.jpg](https://blog.australis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Uttermost_part_of_the_Earth.jpg?width=196&name=Uttermost_part_of_the_Earth.jpg "Uttermost_part_of_the_Earth.jpg")   ***Uttermost Part of the Earth*** by E. Lucas Bridges Rapturous praise met the publication of Bridges' marvelous chronicle when it first came out in 1947, and that praise has hardly abated these past 60 years.       ***![The_voyage_of_the_Beagle.jpg](https://blog.australis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The_voyage_of_the_Beagle.jpg?width=195&name=The_voyage_of_the_Beagle.jpg "The_voyage_of_the_Beagle.jpg")***   ***The Voyage of the Beagle*** by Charles Darwin In 1831, Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle for his second expedition surveying the world’s remarkable biological diversity.       Get full list of Australis recommended [Reading\_List](https://blog.australis.com/hubfs/Reading_List.pdf) ... 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