Round the world in strange company: America, British Colombia, and the West (section)
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Everitt, Nicholas
issued: 2019-07-23
issued: [1915]
description: "Date from the British Museum Catalogue. The Library of Congress Catalog has note: Lettered on cover: Colonial edition. No such copy located. Includes Vancouver Island, Salt Spring Island and the southern mainland coast, with comments on Indians, sports fishing and some industries in the years just prior to World War I."-- Edwards, M. H., Lort, J. C. R., & Carmichael, W. J. (1975). A bibliography of British Columbia: Years of growth, 1900-1950. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 106.
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extent: xv, 283 pages : frontispiece, photographs, illustrations, advertisements ; 23 cm
format: application/pdf
note: ROUND THE WORLD IN STRANGE COMPANY RECENT BOOKS Demy 8vo. Cloth. Fully Illustrated. Through Unknown Nigeria. John R. Raphael. 15 s. net. A Woman in China. Mary Gaunt. 15s. net. The Old East Indiamen. E. Keble Chat- terton. 12s. 6s. net. Life in an Indian Outpost. Major Casserly. 12s. 6d. net. The Two Americans. General Rafael Reyes. 12s. 6d. net The Balkan Cockpit. W. H. Crawfurd Price. 12s. 6d. net. T. WERNER LAURIE Ltd. 8 Essex Street, Strand, London ROUND 1 IN SI NICf CA, BRITISH Cm$ AND THE WEST" (SECTION) /ERITT, F ' Uusrh WED JfcSbfcA I 111 ROUND THE WORLD IN STRANGE COMPANY AMERICA, BRITISH GOL^ylBIA AND THE WEST^J (SECTION) BY NICHOLAS EVERITT, F.Z.S., AUTHOR OF "shots from a lawyer's GUN," "brqadland SPORT," "TOLD AT TWILIGHT," ETC. ETC. ILLUSTRATED " Laugh and the world laughs with you " LONDON T. WERNER LAURIE LTD. 8 ESSEX STREET, STRAND *&& />^> MR FS CONTENTS CHAPTER I FROM LONDON TO QUEENSTOWN Settling the route—Cook's guidance—Travelling passes— Privileges of a "round-the-world)" ticket—Luggage and its insurance—Boat trains—S.S. Mauretania, her crew, appointments, and capabilities—Delay at starting—A travelling companion—The ship's doctor—Table acquaintances—Queenstown Harbour—Irish peasant women and quick trading CHAPTER II ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN Leaving Ireland—Daily routine aboard ship—An ocean newspaper—The Zoofoo Band—Pools on the run—Games— Meals—Entertainments—Table talk and repartee—The second class—How auction pools are worked . . Ji CHAPTER III PROM MID-ATLANTIC TO NEW YORK HARBOUR Gamblers and syndicates—The All British White Heather Company Unlimited—Buying up Vanderbilt—An eight hundred and fifty per cent dividend—Cheating time— The grand concert and a risky experiment—Fog—Tempting offers—The derned fool Britisher—American hospitality—A practical joke—First impressions of New York 21 CHAPTER IV NEW YORK CITY |j§B| English fallacies, regarding America and Americans)—Personal declarations and examinations on entering America —Exemplary arran…
note: Includes index Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1087108459
has type: Books
identifier: F5804.3 .E93
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0380035
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: London : T. Werner Laurie Ltd.
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5804.3 .E93
subject: United States--Description and travel
subject: British Columbia--Description and travel
type: Text