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  THE BOY GLOBE TROTTERS

  By ELBERT FISHER

  _12mo, Cloth._ _Many Illustrations._ _60c. per Volume_

  This is a series of four books relating the adventures of two boys, whomake a trip around the world, working their way as they go. They meetwith various peoples having strange habits and customs, and theiradventures form a medium for the introduction of much instructive matterrelative to the character and industries of the cities and countriesthrough which they pass. A description is given of the native sports ofboys in each of the foreign countries through which they travel. Thebooks are illustrated by decorative head and end pieces for eachchapter, there being 36 original drawings in each book, all by theauthor, and four striking halftones.

  =1. From New York to the Golden Gate=, takes in many of the principalpoints between New York and California, and contains a highlyentertaining narrative of the boys' experiences overland and not alittle useful information.

  =2. From San Francisco to Japan=, relates the experiences of the twoboys at the Panama Exposition, and subsequently their journeyings toHawaii, Samoa and Japan. The greater portion of their time is spent atsea, and a large amount of interesting information appears throughoutthe text.

  =3. From Tokio to Bombay.= This book covers their interestingexperiences in Japan, followed by sea voyages to the Philippines,Hong-kong and finally to India. Their experiences with the natives covera field seldom touched upon in juvenile publications, as it relates tothe great Hyderabad region of South India.

  =4. From India to the War Zone=, describes their trip toward the PersianGulf. They go by way of the River Euphrates and pass the supposed siteof the Garden of Eden, and manage to connect themselves with a caravanthrough the Great Syrian Desert. After traversing the Holy Land, wherethey visit the Dead Sea, they arrive at the Mediterranean port of Joppa,and their experiences thereafter within the war zone are fullydescribed.

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