Description: An absolutely delightful account of a luxury cruise to the Mediterranean. Stops include Madeira, Spain, Gibraltar, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Greece, Sicily, Malta, Italy, Riviera, France and England. The cruise started on January 26, 1927 aboard the SS Scythia and ended aboard the RMS Aquitania in April 15, 1927. This book was owned by William Brown Dickson (November 6, 1865- January 28, 1942), who was an American businessman and executive in the steel industry starting as a laborer in the Homestead Steel Works of Carnegie Steel. He was one of the last of Andrew Carnegie’s “young geniuses” to rise through the ranks and become a partner. The journal/diary has a total of 164 pages, 90 of them are used. Fifty-five type written pages describe the trip and every stop along the way- with ship activities and other passengers described. Six pages consist of postcards, boat pamphlets of who was on the cruise, large maps of the boat and the itinerary. Two pages contain photographs of William and his wife, Mary (June 25, 1865- May 1, 1944). There are eleven photos total. There are also 14 pages of magazine cut outs of the places they went. There are eight pages of intellect questionnaires which is how William, Mary and their friends entertained themselves on the ship. Williams writing is a delight to read as he describes the history of the place visited, plus his impressions of local people and cuisine. There are at least a two or three type written pages of every place stopped. The ship they boarded in England was Aquitania and William makes note of some of the notables on board such as Ramsey MacDonald, Prime Minister of UK, Andrew Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, George Wickersham, Attorney General, Gates McGarrah, banker and Dr. Angell of Yale. On one of the last nights of the cruise, Mr. Wickersham gave a speech on the League of Nations and William introduced him. William writes of the importance of this organization and how in his grandfather’s time, the Vice President of the United States (Burr) shot and killed a man and how unfathomable that was in 1927. He quotes Kant in “elaborating the practical working of his categorical imperative” and how we need an “ideal community of rational beings”. This scrap book/journal/diary measures 14 x9 and has a total of 164 pages. There is a beautiful (possibly handmade) book mark that matches the pattern of the cover of the book. There is a bend to the spine of the book and some chipping to the front cover.
Price: 1500 USD
Location: Orlando, Florida
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