Off to the Geysers
ISBN: 978-13-314-6460-0
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 276
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2019 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from Off to the Geysers: Or the Young Yachters in Iceland, as Recorded by "Wade"<br><br>During this time we read Heat, a Mode of Motion, and Fragments Of Science, by Tyn dall; The Descent of Man, and Origin of Species, by Darwin; Prof. Huxley's Lay Ser mons and also the first four volumes Of Ban croft's History of the United States These, besides papers, magazines, &c.<br><br>I call your attention to these studies, only to illustrate to you our mode of self-education. In it the yacht figures but as a single feature. We have become yachters to avoid the tedious, vegetable life of a college.<br><br>We have thought your Introduction to the sec ond volume 9 liable to mislead. Set us right before your readers in this particular, if possible.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.