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1 online resource (1 audio file (20hr., 14 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Writings of Mark Twain ; v. 5-6.
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Joe Geoffrey. |
| Summary |
Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2 million in 2005) he undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in the English language. In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author unmasks and criticizes racism, imperialism and missionary zeal in observations woven into the narrative with classical Twain wit. Of particular interest, historically, are Twain's references to Cecil Rhodes in Australia and South Africa, the in-depth description of "Thugs" and "Thuggee" in India and the Boer War period and diamonds in South Africa. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel.
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Voyages around the world -- 19th century.
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Voyages and travels.
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Equator -- Description and travel.
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Hawaii -- Description and travel.
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Fiji -- Description and travel.
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Australia -- Description and travel.
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New Zealand -- Description and travel.
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India -- Description and travel.
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South Africa -- Description and travel.
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| Added Author |
Geoffrey, Joe.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781955263627 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1955263620 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14113102 |
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