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Moore, J. Hampton

With Speaker Cannon Through the Tropics; A Descriptive Story of a Voyage to the West Indies, Venezuela and Panama

1907

101.52 €

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(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1907
Place of printing
Philadelphia. The Book Print
Author
Moore, J. Hampton
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Central America & West Indies Signed
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [20.5 x 14.5 cm]; xi, [i], 410 pp, frontis (port), numerous illustrations from photos. original red cloth, spine a little faded, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, spine end lightly frayed, else a clean near fine copy with a lengthy inscription to D. M. Dillon in author's hand and with his signature on endpaper. A picture of thi The author, a member of Congress for Pennsylvania, travelled with Joseph Cannon, the speaker of the House of Representatives, travelled widely to Porto Rico, Martinique, St. Thomas, Barbados, Trinidad, Caracas, Jamaica, Colon and Panama, Cuba, Nassau, viewed the early building of the Panama Canal, providing some interesting details on the places visited.