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245 1 0 _aTravel Stories Retold from St. Nicholas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-06-26
505 0 _aThe Grand Cañon of Arizona / William Haskell Simpson -- In rainbow-land / Amy Sutherland -- Traveling in India / Mabel Albert Spicer -- Where the sunsets of all the yesterdays are found / Olin D. Wheeler -- Firecrackers / Erick Pomeroy -- Curious clocks / Charles A. Brassler -- Motoring through the golden age / Albert Bigelow Paine -- Letter-boxes in foreign lands / A. R. Roy -- Lost Rheims / Louise Eugénie Prickett -- Where Dorothy Vernon dwelt / Minna B. Noyes -- Glimpses of foreign fire-brigades / Charles T. Hill -- Dutch cheeses / H. M. Smith -- A geography city "come alive" / Lindamira Harbeson -- The giant and the genie / George Frederic Stratton -- Out in the big-game country / Clarence H. Rowe.
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Joke Van Dorst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Travel Stories Retold from St. Nicholas" by Various is a collection of travel narratives written in the early 20th century. The stories encapsulate a series of fascinating explorations and observations from various authors, bringing places like the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, and the diverse landscapes of India to life. This anthology not only serves as a literary tribute to travel but also captures the adventure and wonder of discovering new cultures and regions. The opening of the collection introduces the first story, "The Grand Cañon of Arizona" by William Haskell Simpson, which highlights the awe-inspiring beauty and geological significance of the Grand Canyon. Simpson describes the breathtaking views and unique landscape features, illustrating how the canyon was formed over millennia. He shares anecdotes about early explorers and the impact of tourism, setting the stage for a journey of discovery that invites readers to appreciate not just the grandeur of nature, but the history intertwined with these sites. The narrative creates a vivid picture of the challenge and thrill of experiencing such a natural wonder up close. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile literature
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49287
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