Project Gutenberg 2015-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 70 Various Verschillende Various, Various 20016861 Travel Stories Retold from St. Nicholas The Grand Cañon of Arizona / William Haskell Simpson -- In rainbow-land / Amy Sutherland -- Traveling in India / Mabel Albert Spicer -- Where the sunsets of all the yesterdays are found / Olin D. Wheeler -- Firecrackers / Erick Pomeroy -- Curious clocks / Charles A. Brassler -- Motoring through the golden age / Albert Bigelow Paine -- Letter-boxes in foreign lands / A. R. Roy -- Lost Rheims / Louise Eugénie Prickett -- Where Dorothy Vernon dwelt / Minna B. Noyes -- Glimpses of foreign fire-brigades / Charles T. Hill -- Dutch cheeses / H. M. Smith -- A geography city "come alive" / Lindamira Harbeson -- The giant and the genie / George Frederic Stratton -- Out in the big-game country / Clarence H. Rowe. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Joke Van Dorst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Travel Stories Retold from St. Nicholas" by Various is a collection of travel narratives written in the early 20th century. The stories encapsulate a series of fascinating explorations and observations from various authors, bringing places like the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, and the diverse landscapes of India to life. This anthology not only serves as a literary tribute to travel but also captures the adventure and wonder of discovering new cultures and regions. The opening of the collection introduces the first story, "The Grand Cañon of Arizona" by William Haskell Simpson, which highlights the awe-inspiring beauty and geological significance of the Grand Canyon. Simpson describes the breathtaking views and unique landscape features, illustrating how the canyon was formed over millennia. He shares anecdotes about early explorers and the impact of tourism, setting the stage for a journey of discovery that invites readers to appreciate not just the grandeur of nature, but the history intertwined with these sites. The narrative creates a vivid picture of the challenge and thrill of experiencing such a natural wonder up close. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Voyages and travels -- Juvenile literature G Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography 284225 284226 2024-09-20T13:30:44.393092 2023-09-21T09:54:59.264757 text/html text/html 285208 2015-06-25T23:08:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 743785 2015-06-25T23:08:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 785465 2024-09-20T13:30:50.273118 application/epub+zip 782353 2024-09-20T13:30:45.414088 application/epub+zip 198921 2024-09-20T13:30:44.906089 application/epub+zip 858793 2024-09-20T13:30:54.058067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825665 2024-09-20T13:30:49.747100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243521 2022-09-22T10:36:12.512689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252961 252856 2024-09-20T13:30:43.597110 2023-09-21T09:54:58.695772 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 252979 2015-06-25T23:08:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99201 2015-06-25T23:08:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18491 2024-09-20T13:30:54.970064 application/rdf+xml 22581 2024-09-20T13:30:45.027065 image/jpeg 3303 2024-09-20T13:30:44.965077 image/jpeg 748756 2024-09-20T13:30:44.484121 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