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Maturin Ballou

Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate CaptainMaturin Murray Ballou Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain / A Tale of The Revolution PREFACEAll books should have a preface, for the writer is sure to have something to communicate to the reader concerning the plot of the story or some subject relati...

The New Eldorado. A Summer Journey to AlaskaMaturin Murray Ballou The New Eldorado / A Summer Journey to Alaska PREFACE The Spaniards of old had a proverb signifying that he who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him. If we would benefit by travel w...

Due South: or, Cuba Past and PresentDue South; or, Cuba Past and Present PREFACE The public favor accorded to a late volume by the author of these pages, entitled "Due West; or Round the World in Ten Months," has suggested both the publication and the title of the volume in hand, which consists o...

Under the Southern CrossBallou Maturin Murray Under the Southern Cross / Or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands PREFACE Dr. Johnson is reported to have said that the best way to travel is to sit by one's own fireside and read how others have done it; but ...

The Story of MaltaMaturin M. Ballou The Story of Malta PREFACE Perhaps the strongest recommendation for faithful books of travel lies in the fact that intelligent people consult the best maps while perusing them, and thus familiarize themselves with important facts in geography. Such books are es...

Due North: or, Glimpses of Scandinavia and RussiaBallou Maturin Murray Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia PREFACE About five years ago, the Author, having then just returned from circumnavigating the globe, was induced to record his experiences of the long journey, which were publish...

History of Cuba: or, Notes of a Traveller in the TropicsBallou Maturin Murray History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics / Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time PREFACE The remarkable degree of interest exp...

Biography of Rev. Hosea BallouMaturin M. Ballou Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou AUTHOR'S PREFACE To say that the author experiences a degree of diffidence in writing upon the theme and subject of these pages, would but inadequately express his true feelings on taking up the pen for this object. Bu...

Equatorial AmericaMaturin M. Ballou Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America PREFACE "I am a part of all that I have seen," says Tennyson, a sentiment which every one of large experience will heartily indorse. With...

Aztec LandBallou Maturin Murray Aztec Land The dust is old upon my sandal-shoon,And still I am a pilgrim. N. P. Willis.PREFACE Having resolved to visit Mexico, the question first to be considered was how to do so in the most advantageous manner. Repairing to the office of Messrs. Raymond & Wh...