{"product_id":"following-the-equator-a-journey-around-the-world-9781646793464","title":"Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Mark Twain, \u003cem\u003eFollowing the Equator\u003c\/em\u003e (1897)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFollowing the Equator-A Journey Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e (1889), a travel book about Mark Twain's lecture tour in the British Empire, undertaken late in his life to repay his debts after becoming nearly broke. This book describes Twain's fascinating experiences in Australia, India, South Africa, and elsewhere. It offers Twain's quintessential mix of irony, humor, and social criticism of white man's behavior towards the indigenous populations around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis jacketed hardcover replica of the original 1897 edition of \u003cem\u003eFollowing the Equator\u003c\/em\u003e, containing 192 illustrations by multiple illustrators, including Daniel Beard, C. Allan Gilbert, F.M Senior, and C.H. Warren, is one hundred and twenty years after its initial publication still a highly entertaining read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Twain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646793464","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46858598809737,"sku":"9781646793464","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_21cb8422-a244-400e-8485-5bcfb9ca1757.jpg?v=1780981302","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/following-the-equator-a-journey-around-the-world-9781646793464","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}