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1920s Incredible Collection of Letters from the Founder of the Round-the-World Society with Firsthand Insights into Life Around the Globe in the Early 20th Century

By: Elmer D. Raymond

Price: $1,750.99

Publisher: Around The World, Letters From A Globetrotter:

Seller ID: 0011027

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

As the world moved on from the horrors of WWI, people began think more and more about travelling to other parts of the world. In some cases, they may have had a taste of it from the experience of going to other countries in the war. In other circumstances, the increasing prosperity of the Twenties (1920s) made such travel now possible for a wider segment of the population. Elmer D Raymond formed the "Round-the-World Society" and became its leader calling himself a "Globetrotter." His solicitation offered to send letters "from the mighty metropolises of European civilization...
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Fascinating 1842 Travel Diary Describing One Man's Transatlantic Voyage on a Famous Ship and His Enlightening Tour of England At the End of the Industrial Revolution

By: George W. L. Newton

Price: $510.99

Publisher: United Kingdom, 1842-1843

Seller ID: 0010024

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

On offer is a superb UK travel diary written in the first half of the 19th century by George W. L. Newton. At the beginning of this well-written 1842-43 journal, Newton sets the scene by chronicling his departure from New York on the packet ship Patrick Henry, captained by Joseph C. Delano. En route to Liverpool, Newton meets his fellow passengers, and describes them with fascinating detail. When the ship docks, Newton sets off to explore. Newtons eye for detail makes the diary entries a pleasure to read. In Manchester, he moves easily from the boom roar of the industrial cotton mills and loco...
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1810 Original Handwritten Manuscript Document Detailing Plans for a Proposed Mill in Italy

By: Guiseppe Arciprete Defio

Price: $289.99

Publisher: Italy, 1810

Seller ID: 0010021

Condition: Very Good

On offer is a fascinating and visually pleasing document written in Italy in 1810. This piece consists of two sheets 17 inches wide by 11.75 inches long, folded in half to create four pages each. There is text and/or drawings on six and a half of the eight pages. The document serves as its own letter with one section slipped inside the other. It was sealed with a wax seal. The handwriting is in copperplate and would be quite understandable to a reader fluent in Italian. The document, which seems to be a design for a water-powered mill, appears to have been written by a Giuseppe Arciprete Defio...
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1932 Diary of an American Woman Factory Worker During the Great Depression

By: Josephine Thomas

Price: $875.99

Publisher: Richmond Virginia VA, Great Depression 1932 Dupont Factory Virginia: 1932

Seller ID: 0011021

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

On offer is a lovely diary of a young woman living in the southern United States during the depths of the Great Depression. The diary was written in 1932 by Josephine Thomas. Our informal research has not turned up any additional biographical information on her. Internal context clues indicate that she lives in or around Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Thomas' entries detail her daily life and how it revolves around family and her work. She works at the new DuPont manufacturing facility, built in Richmond in 1927. Her hours however, are not steady. Although there is work most days, not every day is a ...
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1930-1931 Original Manuscript Diary Chronicling the Final Year of a Professor, Artist, and Possible Land Developer in the American South

By: Otis Alonzo Miller

Price: $389.99

Publisher: Asheville, North Carolina, 1930-1931

Seller ID: 0010022

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

On offer is a small journal detailing the last year in the life of Otis Alonzo Miller, a professor and landscape painter, and possibly a developer, from the American South. This diary offers a detailed glimpse into the day-to-day happenings of Millers final year. The journal entries are brief, often only two or three lines. Miller notes the weather and the principal things he was engaged in during the day. Many entries relate to his painting. "Lovely day. I kept to my room & touched up a couple of paintings." (December 4, 1931) "Snowed. President Hoover came to town to visit his son." (March 8...
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1932-1933 Original Manuscript Diary Following the Experience of an American College Freshman During the Great Depression

By: Richard Bachhuber

Price: $995.99

Publisher: Madison, Wisconsin, 1932-1933

Seller ID: 0010023

Binding: Spiral bound

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

On offer is an excellent description of college life in the American Midwest during the Great Depression. In a notebook titled "Climbing the Ladder of Success," Richard A. Bachhuber, a University of Wisconsin student, chronicles his freshman year from September 1932 to June 1933, giving us a fascinating look at student life during this grim time. Bachhuber writes: "First day at college. We got here about 10 oclock this morning. We came to the Dorms (Bob & I) and got our rooms arranged. ... Attended a Dormitory Freshman get together at the Union ... We had cider and doughnuts for refreshments. ...
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1920s Incredible Collection of Letters from the Founder of the Round-the-World Society with Firsthand Insights into Life Around the Globe in the Early 20th Century

Fascinating 1842 Travel Diary Describing One Man's Transatlantic Voyage on a Famous Ship and His Enlightening Tour of England At the End of the Industrial Revolution

1810 Original Handwritten Manuscript Document Detailing Plans for a Proposed Mill in Italy

1932 Diary of an American Woman Factory Worker During the Great Depression

1930-1931 Original Manuscript Diary Chronicling the Final Year of a Professor, Artist, and Possible Land Developer in the American South

1932-1933 Original Manuscript Diary Following the Experience of an American College Freshman During the Great Depression