Following the equator; a journey around the world. By: Mark Twain. / non-fiction travelogue / (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781977537751)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. 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.

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 1977537758
ISBN-13: 9781977537751
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2017
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.75d