Footprints of Travel: Journeying in Many Lands (Cosimo Classics Travel & Exploration)

The kangaroos are found in various parts of Victoria in their wild state. They are usually discovered in the thick woods sitting upright in circles of a dozen or more as grave as though engaged in holding a formal council.... -from Chapter V Intended for younger readers this charming collection of notes from foreign travel by an American novelist winningly captures the romantic adventure of roaming the globe and embraces a youthful enthusiasm that armchair travelers of all ages continue to enjoy. Highlights of Ballous grand tour first published in 1889 include: San Franciscos Chinatown . Yokohama . the island of Ceylon New Zealand hot springs . tea gardens of India . Cairo a French flower market . the Arctic Circle and much more. Prehistoric monuments exotic fruits strange wildlife cannibals dancing girls ancient tombs and sacred pigeons-theyre all here. American writer MATURIN MURRAY BALLOU (1820-1895) was a magazine editor and publisher of pulp dime novels many of which he wrote himself under the pseudonym Lieutenant Murray. His books of travel include Due-West or Round the World in Ten Months and Due-North or Glimpses of Scandinavian and Russia.