Around the World (Classic Reprint): Sketches of Travel Through Many Lands and Over Many Seas - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Travel the world from a Pacific ship to California orchards in vivid 19th‑century detail. This travelogue blends maritime life, market notes, and personal journeys to offer a window into long-ago exploration and commerce.
In these pages you’ll follow a long voyage aboard a Pacific Mail steamer, observe daily life at sea, and glimpse the bustling fruit markets of San Francisco in 1874. The author also shares hands‑on notes about growing, packing, and pricing a wide range of fruits, alongside reflections on distant lands and the people who traverse them. Interwoven are family history and the author’s broader adventures, creating a portrait of travel, trade, and perseverance.
- Life on board a large Pacific steamer: crew, safety drills, and captain’s leadership
- Realistic market details: how cherries, strawberries, plums, pears, and other fruits were priced
- Scenery and incidents at sea: flying fish, sea birds, sharks, and a rare “date line” crossing experience
- Personal notes and family history that frame a lifelong traveler’s story
Ideal for readers of travel narratives, 19th‑century exploration, and history told through first‑hand observation.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
The writer of the following pages has traveled in every State and Territory of the United States, Canada, Cuba, and the East, Great Britain and I reland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, I taly, Egypt, Syria, Greece, Switzerland, Tyrol, Denmark, and Sweden; in whose company A. F. Shanafelt visited the ruins of Baalbec, roamed through the crooked street called Straight of Damascus, bathed in the Jordan near its source, and feasted at the summit of the Pyramids. The journey of which the following pages contain a running account was undertaken by the writer mainly for the recovery of health, he having been paralyzed three times within ten years.
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About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the adventures of the author on a journey that spanned the globe in 1874, from the cusp of modern technological advancements to the remnants of ancient civilizations. Balancing descriptions of his experiences with historical context, the author paints a vivid picture of the world as it was, exposing the stark contradictions of progress, poverty, and ancient observances. The author doesn't shy away from the underbelly of the societies he encounters, from the opium dens of Hong Kong to the brothels of Amsterdam, he paints a picture of the world as it was, not as it was imagined to be. His observations expose the human universalities that persist across oceans and continents and the ways in which culture and social norms shape our expressions of them. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in travel, history, or the human condition. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781330574539_0
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