Project Gutenberg 2009-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 69 Ballou, Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) 1820 1895 Murray, Lieutenant Forester, Frank Ballou, M. M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou, Maturin Murray Due West; Or, Round the World in Ten Months Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Julia Miller, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Due West; Or, Round the World in Ten Months" by Maturin M. Ballou is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's journey across the globe, capturing his experiences with a group of travelers as they set out to complete a circumnavigation of the earth. Through a series of detailed excursions, Ballou shares his observations of various cultures, climates, and landscapes encountered during the expedition. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces his fellow travelers, who convene in Boston to embark on their world journey. They traverse the American continent, passing through notable landmarks such as Niagara Falls and Chicago, before reaching the vibrant city of San Francisco. The opening passage emphasizes the contrasting beauty of nature and the burgeoning urban landscapes, revealing the author's appreciation for both the natural splendor and human achievement. He engages readers with vivid descriptions of the places visited, including a detailed account of the Yosemite Valley and the surrounding Sierra Nevada Mountains, highlighting the sublime beauty and challenges of travel in that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages around the world G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 732059 731765 2024-10-12T08:07:06.475477 2023-09-12T11:01:11.821161 text/html text/html 740370 2009-02-28T14:21:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 298826 2009-02-28T14:23:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 385803 2024-10-12T08:07:17.501261 application/epub+zip 391616 2024-10-12T08:07:10.408290 application/epub+zip 365317 2024-10-12T08:07:08.877295 application/epub+zip 671100 2024-10-12T08:07:23.425127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623354 2024-10-12T08:07:16.422191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588013 2022-09-13T07:38:40.172923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697936 697691 2024-10-12T08:07:05.667217 2023-09-12T11:01:11.172204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 697397 2009-02-28T14:17:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 274071 2009-02-28T14:17:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 697450 2009-02-28T14:17:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273979 2009-02-28T14:17:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21557 2024-10-12T08:07:23.558158 application/rdf+xml 15524 2024-10-12T08:07:09.462289 image/jpeg 3570 2024-10-12T08:07:09.170374 image/jpeg 370103 2024-10-12T08:07:06.543299 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 en.wikipedia