Travels in the Orient (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Addison Wood Naylor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330473043 ISBN 13 : 9781330473047

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Travels in the Orient

Now we come to the prosperous states of Colorado and Kansas; the land of corn and wheat. Monotonous in their sameness are the states of Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio. Then we came to the hills and finally mountains, and found ourselves in historic ground. Occasionally we saw the old hewn-log houses of the pioneers of our country, some of them still inhabited. In Maryland, My Maryland, we crossed the river at Harper's F erry, where John Brown's body lies a mouldering iii the grave. Soon we came to Washington, the city of a thousand interests to the patriotic American. We went to the Cap' itol and sat in the gallery of the House, listening to the debate of the wise men concerning Canadian reciprocity. Across the park is the Congressional Library, one of the most beautiful modern buildings in the world. We also saw the Departmental buildings, and were even permitted a glimpse at the broad back of our honored President. An express train whirled us on to Philadelphia for a short visit with relatives, then on to New York, whence we sail tomorrow, on the Cunard liner Carmania. It is not with entire joy that we push away from the homeland, but we know that all shall be well with us and with our dear ones, for we have had a promise from Him in whom we trust. He shall preserve thy going out and thy coming ih.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

New York, February 17, 1911 We feel that it has been a privilege before visiting other lands, to have again first traversed our own, getting a bird s-eye view for comparison with the foreign countries we shall visit. We leftS an Francisco bay at night, and by morning were crossing the trackless wastes of theM ojave desert. For one day we traversed the land of the coyote and the red man. Lo, the poor I ndian, is showing in many ways the effects of civilization; some of them have comfortable, square stone houses, with books, shaded lamps, lace curtains, etc. The men take care of the babies in some cases while the women go out into the market-place, which is the railroad station, to sell bead work and gaudy blankets to the tourists, so in some respects they have even gone a step in advance of the white men and the woman-suffragists. But the white people are beginning to realize the possibilities of this seemingly desert land, and occasionally we saw the shack of the hardy homeseeker. If our government would only spend on this productive land the money it will spend on dreadnoughts in the next ten years how many families would be given comfortable farms, and what an enormous asset would be added to the nation. Now we come to the prosperous states of Colorado and Kansas; the land of corn and wheat. Monotonous in their sameness are the states of Missouri, I ndiana, andO hio. Then we came to the hills and finally mountains, and found ourselves in historic ground. Occasionally we saw the old hewn-log houses of the pioneers of our country, some of them still inhabited. In Maryland, My Maryland we crossed the river at Harper sF erry, where John Brown sbody lies a mouldering in the grave. Soon we came toW ashington, the city of a thousand interests to the patriotic A merican. We went to the Capitol and sat in the gallery of the House, listening to the debate of the wis
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330473043
• ISBN 13: 9781330473047
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 97
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