Description

Due West: Or Round The World In Ten Months (1884) is a travelogue written by Maturin Murray Ballou. The book chronicles the author's journey around the world, starting from Boston and traveling through San Francisco, Japan, China, India, Egypt, and Europe before returning home. The author provides detailed descriptions of the various cultures, landscapes, and people he encounters along the way. He also includes anecdotes and observations about the places he visits, such as the customs of the Japanese, the opium trade in China, and the architecture of the Taj Mahal. The book is written in a lively and engaging style, making it an enjoyable read for anyone interested in travel writing or 19th-century history. Overall, Due West is a fascinating and informative account of a journey around the world during a time when global travel was still a rare and adventurous undertaking.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.