Author: Harry De Windt
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
'From Paris to New York by Land" is a travel adventure memoir of Harry de Windt. He notes, "Many who read the following account of our long land journey will not unnaturally ask: "What was the object of this stupendous voyage, or the reward to be gained by this apparently unnecessary risk of life and endurance of hardships?" I would reply that my primary purpose was to ascertain the feasibility of constructing a railway to connect the chief cities of France and America, Paris and New York. The European Press was at the time of our departure largely interested in this question, which fact induced the proprietors of the Daily Express of London, the Journal of Paris, and the New York World to contribute towards the expenses of the expedition..."
From Paris to New York by Land
Author: Harry De Windt
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
'From Paris to New York by Land" is a travel adventure memoir of Harry de Windt. He notes, "Many who read the following account of our long land journey will not unnaturally ask: "What was the object of this stupendous voyage, or the reward to be gained by this apparently unnecessary risk of life and endurance of hardships?" I would reply that my primary purpose was to ascertain the feasibility of constructing a railway to connect the chief cities of France and America, Paris and New York. The European Press was at the time of our departure largely interested in this question, which fact induced the proprietors of the Daily Express of London, the Journal of Paris, and the New York World to contribute towards the expenses of the expedition..."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
'From Paris to New York by Land" is a travel adventure memoir of Harry de Windt. He notes, "Many who read the following account of our long land journey will not unnaturally ask: "What was the object of this stupendous voyage, or the reward to be gained by this apparently unnecessary risk of life and endurance of hardships?" I would reply that my primary purpose was to ascertain the feasibility of constructing a railway to connect the chief cities of France and America, Paris and New York. The European Press was at the time of our departure largely interested in this question, which fact induced the proprietors of the Daily Express of London, the Journal of Paris, and the New York World to contribute towards the expenses of the expedition..."
At Home and Abroad
Author: Bayard Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
“A” General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World
Author: John Pinkerton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Along the Road
Author: Aldous Huxley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
From Pole to Pole
Author: Sven Anders Hedin
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Arabia, Egypt, India
Author: Lady Isabel Burton
Publisher: London, W. Mullan and son
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Publisher: London, W. Mullan and son
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
The Little World
Author: Stella Benson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Flying Visits
Author: Clive James
Publisher: Boxtree
ISBN: 1760553662
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
A collection of Clive James's 'Postcards' originally written for The Observer between the years 1976 and 1983 about his experiences travelling abroad, from Peking, Los Angeles and Sydney. Full of James's distinctive wit and satire, this is a timeless collection for the well, and not so well travelled.
Publisher: Boxtree
ISBN: 1760553662
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
A collection of Clive James's 'Postcards' originally written for The Observer between the years 1976 and 1983 about his experiences travelling abroad, from Peking, Los Angeles and Sydney. Full of James's distinctive wit and satire, this is a timeless collection for the well, and not so well travelled.
Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier
Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Travel and Travellers of the Middle Ages
Author: Arthur Percival Newton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description