From Paris to New York By Land by Harry De Windt

From Paris to New York By Land

by Harry De Windt

Thomas Nelson & Sons, c1905, black and white photographic frontispiece, black and white photographic plates, decorated endpapers, embossed decoration on cover, gilded title to spine, hardcover

Very Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, some wear and tear to covers in general, staining and marks to back cover, frontispiece loose, no inscriptions (see photographs)

From the Preface:
“Many who read the following account of our long land journey will not unnaturally ask: “What was the object of this stupendous voyage, or the reward to be gained by this apparently unnecessary risk of life and endurance of hardships?”
I would reply that my primary purpose was to ascertain the feasibility of constructing a railway to connect the chief cities of France and America, Paris and New York.  The European Press was at the time of our departure largely interested in this question, which fact induced the proprietors of the Daily Express of London, the Journal of Paris, and the New York World to contribute towards the expenses of the expedition.   Another reason is one with which I fancy most Englishmen will readily sympathise – viz.  the feat had never before been performed, and my first attempt to accomplish it in 1896 (with New York as the starting-point) had failed half way on the Siberian shores of Bering Straits.”