William T. Adams was an inveterate traveler. For fifty years he explored the world over, encompassing many different lands, observing the sights and sounds of varied cultures and translating those impressions into works for young people. Four such serialized articles are collected in this volume. Under a thin veneer of fiction Adams is a sure guide as he takes us by the hand and we too experience everything that comes under his notice. Also included is a heretofore unknown account in his own words of his final world tour, never formally published. He is always the keen observer of human...