Published in 1864, but written before the Civil War, these are sketches written by the author of his travels to the Southern states of America and down to the tropics.

Excerpt from From Cape Cod to Dixie and the Tropics My dear, I am the happiest man this side heaven; only, if you have any intention, during the coverture, to box my ears for me, I Wish you would do it now. The tingling might not be so bad as the frost-bite. The reply was a smile from out the furs, as radi ant and as soft as the aurora which flashes athwart the gloom of night within the circle Of the pole. And, ere it had entirely faded, we descended at the House. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

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