Following the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldFascinating humorous account of 1897 voyage to Hawaii, Australia, India, New Zealand, etc. Ironic, bemused reports on peoples, customs, climate, flora and fauna, politics, much more. 197 illustrations. |
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User Review - MrsLee - LibraryThingIn the early 1900s, Mark Twain took a journey around the equator, visiting various countries and lecturing there. This is somewhat of his journal, but is mostly composed of his thoughts after the ... Read full review
Following the Equator (National Geographic Adventure Classics)
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis 1897 title was the fifth and last of the aging Twain's travel volumes. In it he recounts a global lecture tour undertaken in 1895. You can't go wrong with Twain. Read full review
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