Project Gutenberg 2007-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 503 Russel, Florence Kimball 07023256 A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "A Woman's Journey through the Philippines" by Florence Kimball Russel is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. This work details the author's experiences aboard the cable ship "Burnside" as it undertakes a cable-laying expedition in the Philippines, providing insights into both the technical challenges of the mission and the vibrant life encountered along the way. The narrative likely explores the beauty of the islands, the diverse cultures of the locals, and the author's personal reflections on her journey. At the start of the book, the author introduces life aboard the cable ship, describing it as a mix of leisure and technical challenges. The crew is deeply engaged in managing the complexities of laying and repairing the cable, while the author provides vivid descriptions of the tropical landscapes and the ship's environment. The presence of local inhabitants adds a layer of interaction, with the author recounting their first landing in Dumaguete on Christmas morning, where they encounter curious natives and experience a traditional cockfight. This combination of cultural anecdote and technical exploration sets the tone for the book, indicating a journey rich with both external adventures and internal contemplations about change and progress in the archipelago. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philippines -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 409713 409384 2024-09-09T07:39:49.100037 2023-09-09T10:06:20.146430 text/html text/html 387039 2007-03-26T15:09:00 text/html 254298 2007-03-26T15:09:02 text/html application/zip 281366 2024-09-09T07:39:57.369016 application/epub+zip 287600 2024-09-09T07:39:51.277031 application/epub+zip 210130 2024-09-09T07:39:50.110045 application/epub+zip 508936 2024-09-09T07:40:01.598020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468993 2024-09-09T07:39:56.303047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261319 2022-09-10T04:51:50.516183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309221 308968 2024-09-09T07:39:47.837056 2023-09-09T10:06:19.029420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 309142 2007-03-26T15:09:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 121614 2007-03-26T15:09:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 309135 2007-03-26T15:09:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121559 2007-03-26T15:09:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19635 2024-09-09T07:40:01.746983 application/rdf+xml 37759 2024-09-09T07:39:50.242037 image/jpeg 5356 2024-09-09T07:39:50.177034 image/jpeg 257277 2024-09-09T07:39:49.145069 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog