Sunday, October 6, 2013

Roaming Through The West Indies


Franck, Harry A., Roaming Through The West Indies, New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1920.

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Harry Alverson Franck, better known as Harry A. Franck (29 June 1881 - 18 April 1962) was an American travel writer during the first half of the 20th century.
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While an undergraduate, he bet a fellow student that he could travel around the world without money, and after a year of teaching, proceeded to do so. He spent sixteen months circling the globe, working to earn money along the way and performing feats such as walking across the Malay peninsula.

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