With the trade-winds; a jaunt in Venezuela and the West Indies

Morris Ira Nelson 1875-

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aia i. ^ ^ vj tf AUTHOR IN INTERIOR TRAVELLING COSTUME, VENEZUELA. Frontispiece. With the Trade-Winds A in Venezuela andJaunt the West Indies Bv IRR NELSON MORRIS (Second Edition) " The benefit of travel comes not from the distance nor from the scenes reflected on thetraversed, retina, but from the intellectual stimulus thus awakened, and the amount of and which re-thought reading sults therefrom. . . . broaderExpansion, growth, and wider these are the fruits ofexperience charity, that real travel which is of the mind." L. STODDARDJ. G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS New York and London 1597 COPYRIGHT, 1896 BY G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS LondonEntered at Stationers' Hall, HewUbe fcntcfcer&ocftet f>teset Korfc DEDICATED TO MY BELOVED FAMILY AND TO MY FRIEND AND TRAVELLING COMPANION THE OF MONTELOMARQUIS 2054654 PREFATORY to""THE desire to readersimpart my * some of aelementary knowledge South American of which butregion written inlittle has ever been the Eng- has led to this small volume.lish tongue, It a account of what Igives desultory saw and withheard, together personal a recent winter tourexperiences during the West India Islands and inamong Venezuela. I wish to thanksexpress my grateful to kind the Mon-my friend, Marquis contributedwhosetelo, companionship so much to fill withthe tour profitable as well as with interest andknowledge pleasure. NELSON MORRIS.IRA CHICAGO, 1896. CONTENTS PAGE I. OUTWARD BOUND x II. ON SHIPBOARD .... 5 III. STROLLS IN ST. THOMAS .. 9 IV.

Sujets

• Venezuela
• Trinidad

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 28
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

Extrait

teset Korfc DEDICATED TO MY BELOVED FAMILY AND TO MY FRIEND AND TRAVELLING COMPANION THE OF MONTELOMARQUIS 2054654 PREFATORY to""THE desire to readersimpart my * some of aelementary knowledge South American of which butregion written inlittle has ever been the Eng- has led to this small volume.lish tongue, It a account of what Igives desultory saw and withheard, together personal a recent winter tourexperiences during the West India Islands and inamong Venezuela. I wish to thanksexpress my grateful to kind the Mon-my friend, Marquis contributedwhosetelo, companionship so much to fill withthe tour profitable as well as with interest andknowledge pleasure. NELSON MORRIS.IRA CHICAGO, 1896. CONTENTS PAGE I. OUTWARD BOUND x II. ON SHIPBOARD .... 5 III. STROLLS IN ST. THOMAS .. 9 IV." />

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