From Shetland to British Columbia, Alaska and the United States; being a journal of travels, with narrative of return journey after three years' exploration

Duncan Sinclair Thomson 1827-

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-iT' Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2007 witii funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation littp://www.arcliive.org/details/fromslietlandtobrOOduncuoft JOURNAL OF TRAVELS PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR FROM SHETLAND TO BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALASKA AND THE UNITED STATES BEING A JOURNAL OF TRAVELS, WITH AFTERNARRATIVE OF RETURN JOURNEY YEARS' EXPLORATIONTHREE BY SINCLAIR THOMSON DUNCAN Author of "" Journal Voyage amongst Emigrantsofa To and From Australia * LERWICK: CHARLES DUNCANJ. COMMERCIAL STREET 1911 Having had a connection with Commerce extending overjijiy years, I respectfully dedicate this Journal to the Bankers, Merchants, and Commercial Travellers Great Britain and Ireland.of S. T. Duncan. PREFACE had anSome years ago, I opportunity of travelling round the world, leaving London in a sailing ship the Cape of Good Hope, aftergoing out by and visiting Australia I returned to England by Cape After that, I delivered lectures in EdinburghHorn. and other large towns in Scotland about what I had seen and heard while on the voyage, and reports of variousthe lecture appearing in newspapers being much my favour, I ventured to publish the whole of myin book form. That venture havingnotes in become a success, it has encouraged me to publish my travels Shetland to British Columbia, Alaska, and thefrom United States of America. I spent three years in accomplishing the journey, a portion of my time visitinghaving been occupied in relatives and other friends.

Sujets

• British Columbia
• Alaska

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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-iT'Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive
in 2007 witii funding from
IVIicrosoft Corporation
littp://www.arcliive.org/details/fromslietlandtobrOOduncuoftJOURNAL OF TRAVELSPORTRAIT OF THE AUTHORFROM SHETLAND
TO
BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALASKA
AND THE UNITED STATES
BEING A JOURNAL OF TRAVELS, WITH
AFTERNARRATIVE OF RETURN JOURNEY
YEARS' EXPLORATIONTHREE
BY
SINCLAIR THOMSON DUNCAN
Author of
"" Journal Voyage amongst Emigrantsofa To and From Australia
*
LERWICK: CHARLES DUNCANJ.
COMMERCIAL STREET
1911