| Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798718800906 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $38.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (1.67 lbs) 604 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout the novel, Twain uses the opportunity of visiting the various locations on his tour to espouse "perceptive descriptions and discussions of people, climate, flora and fauna, indigenous cultures, religion, customs, politics, food, and many other topics". The novel contains a significant amount of social commentary, although much of it is done in a satirical manner. Although this social commentary is the great import of the book, it is notable that Twain also included a number of fictional stories in the body of what is otherwise a non-fiction work. In particular, the story of how Cecil Rhodes made his fortune -- by finding a newspaper in the belly of a shark -- and the story of how a man named Ed Jackson made good in life out of a fake letter of introduction to Cornelius Vanderbilt. |