Grand Transformation Scenes In The United States Or Glimpses Of Home After Thirteen Years Abroad

Author : H. Fuller
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483019751
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Grand Transformation Scenes in the United States written by H. Fuller and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Grand Transformation Scenes in the United States: Or Glimpses of Home After Thirteen Years Abroad Conundrum if he can. To return to the ship. I must not pass lightly over what has brought me over so safely and so comfortably. The Baltic, of the White Star Line, is a splendid vessel. It is the only steamer on which I have never felt the jar of the machinery, nor smelt a sea-sick smell. Not a single pulsation or throb from her powerful engine is perceptible, while the atmosphere of the ship is absolutely in odorous. The table is better than that of most first-class hotels, and the dining-room is almost as large as the Langham's. The coffee might and should be better; but this may be said of almost every public and even private table out of France. And there is no more excuse for vending bad coffee than for bad cigars. The best quality of both can be had, and Americans, of all people in the world, are willing to pay the price, as they are good judges of the article. Captain Kennedy, of the Baltic, is a perfect brick, who minds his ship, and leaves his gallant doctors, purser, and steward, to look after the passengers. In a recent stormy passage he never left the bridge for three consecutive days and nights, having all his meals sent to him at his post. In answering a fool according to his folly, Captain Kennedy is only equalled by the venerable Commodore J adkins. Captain Kennedy never drinks a drop of wine or. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.