Backwards from the present
"Essays and Sketches of Mark Twain"
"South" by Earnest Shackleton. The Antarctic explorer of the early 20th century.
"The Woman Who Walked Into Doors" by Roddy Doyle.
"Gods and Generals" by Jeff Shaara.
"A Salty Piece of Land" by Jimmy Buffet
"River Horse" by William Least Heat-Moon