Following the Equator by Mark Twain
Publisher: The American Publishing Company 1897
ISBN/ASIN: 0559932634
Great writer's 1897 account of circumnavigating the globe by steamship. Brimming with ironic, tongue-in-cheek humor, the book describes shark fishing in Australia, riding the rails in India, tiger hunting, diamond mining in South Africa, much more; also peoples, climate, flora and fauna, customs, religion, politics, food, etc. Travel classic.
Travel Literature & Fiction Literary Mark Twain