A comprehensive view of the island of Cuba, past and present, and the author depicts the political and moral darkness which have so long enshrouded it.
It is a book of books on foreign travel, and deserves to be in the hands of all readers as combining just the qualities to give the greatest information and zest.
The author of this work ranks as the best living authority on this subject. He is a distinguished French scientist who spent twenty-four years in Mexico.
The brightest, the most comprehensive, and the most impartial of the dozens of books that have been published since recent developments gave occasion for book making on this subject.
This fascinating and interesting work fully maintains the author’s well earned reputation as a traveler of the first order and a graphic and picturesque writer.
The facilities enjoyed by the author have been exceptional. She has been honored by the confidence and friendship of the king and the late queen, and has had access to valuable sources of information.
This book has a value far beyond the mere skill of the narrative as those who are acquainted with the melancholy history of the late Captain Boyd will readily understand.
The characters are a party of bright boy's and girls who visit the city of Washington, and knowing how to use their eyes and ears find out all about the government of the United States.
The narrative is told in such a way as to give the ancient legends of Guatemala, the story of the chieftain, Nicaragua, the history of the Central American Republics and the natural history of these countries.
Relates the adventures of the voyage, the discovery of the Philippines, and the completion of the first circumnavigation of the globe, more wonderful and engrossing than any fiction.
The book gives a lively account of the author's famous drive with a party of friends on a coach through England and Scotland. Mr. Carnegie is an entertaining writer and the record of his novel journey is delightful.
Mrs. Custer has a racy, dashing style of narration. The scene of this story is laid, for the most part, in Kansas. It is vividly told and rich in entertainment.
In this strange and weird country the author traveled alone, making friends with various tribes, always being passed on from one to another with friendly commendation.
M. Du Chaillu has the faculty of making all he says interesting, and there is a charm that reminds the reader of the thrill with which "Robinson Crusoe" was first read.
A revision has been made and the author has corrected some of the historical notes by the light of later discoveries, but has left the narrative untouched.
The author's purpose is to engage the interest of his American reader for a country which has had a great history, and which may have a not less glorious future.
Chats with young people on incidents of travel, and the physical wonders of the world; introduces some history and several interesting tales translated from foreign languages.
Mr. Glave remained for six years in the heart of Africa, making many expeditions on his own responsibility and living a life full of novelty and adventure.
The scope of this volume is confined to explorations of great importance or peculiar interest, made by men of American birth; there are two exceptions: Du Chaillu and Stanley.
The story of this romantic highway is for the first time given adequately, and at length by Col. Henry Inman, who knew the trail for a third of a century.
This new book makes a direct appeal to our common love of a good story, and it gains much from the fact that many of the men who move in its pages still live and that their deeds are part of history.
These sketches were not intended to form a continuous narrative, but to give an idea of the habits and customs of the Indian tribes whom the author visited.
It was a happy thought of Mr. Jenks to take a couple of bright young fellows and their tutor to the exposition and to chronicle their experiences and talk.
A realistic picture of South America, the many varieties of people that form its population, their governments as we find them today, and their history from ancient times.
Adventures of two youths in Russia with an account of a tour across Siberia, a visit to Central Asia and a historical sketch of the empire from its foundation to the present time.
A book intended to stimulate young countrymen, who are to be the future guardians of the Republic, to a more extended perusal of our national history, and the biographies of the principal actors in it.
A truthful record of sortie of the experiences and impressions of a walk across the continent—the diary of a man who got outside the fences of civilization and was glad of it.
These volumes provide for the shut-in and stay-at-home a delightful means of acquaintance with the scenes and customs, the history and legends of the wide world.
This is a particularly interesting account of an American's sojourn in the land of cherry blossoms, telling of the every day home life of the Japanese.
An account of a trip along the coast of the dark continent, caravan journeys, and a visit to a pirate city, with stories of lion hunting and life among the Moors.
It is a cleverly composed book, beautifully illustrated, and well adapted to guide the youthful mind through the maises of the Toltec, Aztec, and modern Mexican civilization.
The author here presents the result of his observations at different times during an acquaintance with the island from 1880, when he visited every port of importance.
These sketches are all characterized by a remarkable spirit of fairness and betray a sincere appreciation for the enterprise and greatness of the western cities.
Mr. Remington presents a perfect combination when he works with himself, supplementing his own letter-press with his own illustrations, and vice versa.
An entertaining and realistic description of service afloat on a man-of-war, despatched to show the American flag in out-of-the-way places and to out-of-the-way people.
Six cheerful sportsmen start on a canoeing trip in the New Brunswick wilderness, and every evening as they sit around the fire each in turn is called upon to spin an enlivening yarn.
This is not a political or historical account of the country, but notes of a journey to the islands, with a description of the beauties and sadness of Hawaii and the more southern islands.
The author has a breezy style, and it is exceedingly pleasant to stroll with him through the palaces, temples and streets of Oriental cities and listen to his running comments.
The simplicity, modesty, in a word, the high native courage in which the narrative is couched fills one with just pride in this American. Dr. Smith has written a model book of travel.
Mr. Smith went through Mexico with both pen and pencil in hand. He describes what he saw equally as well with one as with the other. The book is charming.
"It is the itinerary of a most delightful voyage along the coast of Norway of a happy party of tourists, who, on pleasure bent, were blessed with an excellent steamer, fine weather, good appetites and a decided capacity for enjoyment."
Mr. Stevens was chosen by the New York World to lead an expedition sent out by them in 1888 to find Stanley. This volume gives the experiences of the party in detail.
Every page abounds in anecdote; and had Mr. Stevens been a trained newspaper correspondent, he could hardly have written his record in a livelier or more observant fashion.
In the journey through Japan the author treads no beaten tracks, but, after visiting the most important cities, penetrates far into the heart of the country hitherto untraveled by English-speaking people.
Chivalrous in feeling, brave in action, courtly in manner, handsome in person, a faithful husband, a devoted father, a valiant soldier, a wise and statesmanlike thinker, his career was full of absorbing and exciting interest.
An interesting book of travels, giving accounts of the manners and customs of the people of South America and the geography and peculiarities of the country.
This book is the result of extensive travel through Central America, whose wealth, the author says, is decidedly more in vegetable than mineral resources.
Embodies the careful sifting of a large amount of information derived from both public and private sources, as well as personal experiences during an extended trip in Mexico.
During a period of four years the author has made camping excursions into many of the wilder parts of the mountains. An excellent camera has been an almost inseparable companion. The volume is full of interest and delight.