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Excerpt from Travels of Four Years and a Half in the United States of America During 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, and 1802
The cabin was by no means an enviable place. It offered neither accommodation nor society. Its passengers consisted of an Uni tarian priest and family, and two itinerant merchants. The steerage groupe was com posed of a good, jolly, Somersetshire farmer and his housekeeper, who were going to settle in Pennsylvania, of the two young gentlemen I have already mentioned, and myself. Hav ing repeatedly crossed the Equator, and doubled the Cape of Good Hope, there is no occasion for me to say that the ocean was familiar to me; and that, while the other passengers were sick and dejected, I was in health and good spirits. To the roll of the vessel I was fully accustomed; but my com panions not having gotten their sea legs on board, tumbled grievously about the decks. The library which I had brought with me.
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The cabin was by no means an enviable place. It offered neither accommodation nor society. Its passengers consisted of an Uni tarian priest and family, and two itinerant merchants. The steerage groupe was com posed of a good, jolly, Somersetshire farmer and his housekeeper, who were going to settle in Pennsylvania, of the two young gentlemen I have already mentioned, and myself. Hav ing repeatedly crossed the Equator, and doubled the Cape of Good Hope, there is no occasion for me to say that the ocean was familiar to me; and that, while the other passengers were sick and dejected, I was in health and good spirits. To the roll of the vessel I was fully accustomed; but my com panions not having gotten their sea legs on board, tumbled grievously about the decks. The library which I had brought with me.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
John Davis
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780260500144
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 444
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Author
John Davis
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330780725
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 446
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