Following the Equator: a journey around the world
(2011)
Nonfiction
eBook
Series:
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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2011
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486123547 (electronic bk.) MWT11603136, 0486123545 (electronic bk.) 11603136
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Great writer's 1897 account of circumnavigating the globe by steamship. Brimming with ironic, tongue-in-cheek humor, the book describes shark fishing in Australia, riding the rails in India, tiger hunting, diamond mining in South Africa, much more; also peoples, climate, flora and fauna, customs, religion, politics, food, etc. 197 illustrations
Mode of access: World Wide Web