A Tour Around The World In 1884: Or Sketches Of Travel In The Eastern And Western Hemispheres (1886) [Hardcover]

John B. Gorman (Author), H. A. Scomp (Introduction)

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Publication Date: January 19, 2009

Embracing An Account Of Europe, Egypt, Palestine, India, Ceylon, Straits Settlement, China, Japan, And America.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 660 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (January 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1437490751
• ISBN-13: 978-1437490756
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Tour Around the World in 1884, by John B. Gorman, November 15, 2010

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Norma G. Wright (Green Mountain Falls CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Tour Around the World in 1884: Or Sketches of Travel in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres (Paperback)

I was fascinated to read a Southern gentleman's impressions as he literally circumvented the world, visiting Europe, Palestine, Egypt, India, Ceylon, China and Japan - in 1884!
Mr. Gorman's brother was Ossian D. Gorman, editor of the New Era newspaper in Talbotton, Georgia. The travel reports were probably sent to his brother for publication for the benefit of Southern readers.
Since he was of the 'landed gentry', a principal interest during his travels was methods of agriculture used in the various climates and soil conditions, as well as possible crops that might adapt to his native Georgia and northern Florida. A sociable fellow,
he observed and described the different cultures with whom he came in contact, sometimes
reflecting biases of the southern aristocrat of the time, which today's reader may find amusing.
I highly recommend this entertaining account of the world and its customs as it was
in 1884.

Norma Gorman Wright