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[Journal]: Woman's Typed Travel Journal to the Northeast and Florida from 1927-1930 Title: [Journal]: Woman's Typed Travel Journal to the Northeast and Florida from 1927-1930 Publication: Boston, Massachusetts / Florida / Rhode Island / New York / New Jersey/ Pennsylvania / Canada Description: Softcover. Typed diary of approximately 27,000 words. Octavo. 104pp. Ring-bound brown leather flexible boards. Includes 25 postcards. Leather is worn with tears else very good and internally near fine with clear typed entries. The travel account of Anna, a young woman from Boston, Massachusetts, detailing her adventures with her presumed husband, Bert, on a trip to Florida and around the Northeast of the United States. Each entry documents the location, day, and physical characteristics of each place Anna visits. Her diary starts in the fall of 1927 visiting St. Petersburg, Tampa, Lakeland, Miami, Daytona Beach, and other cities in Florida. She expresses a discomfort with the heat and the state of the ships, hotels, and cities she visits, often calling them "under-developed" or "of poor quality." She places a heavy focus on the negative aspects of the newly developing South and writes in the language that reflects that time period: "We motored two hours, seeing the whole of the city, many dirty negroes, and all the lame, lazy and blind people in which Jacksonville seemed to excel." Though Anna has distaste for the inhabitants' less-than-lavish lifestyle, she herself is not affluent: "West Palm Beach is the city where the ordinary people live, and where we stayed." However, Anna still makes quick assumptions about people in her journal: "We soon decided there were very few real well people in this city." Her next entry is for a trip in the spring of 1927 titled: "A 1029 Mile Auto Trip in 10 Days." She visits Providence, Rhode Island; Peekskill, New York; Newark and Montclair, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and other locations in the Northeast. The entries are short but descriptive of each location. The last trip documented in the travel journal is of Anna and Bert's trip to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada in 1930. Anna writes about each town they arrive at and with her personal reviews of the hotels and inns where she stayed. She writes about the cleanliness and smell of the hotels but little else. There are illustrated and hand colored postcards affixed to the pages of the journal depicting each location Anna and Bert visited. An intriguing account of a young woman traveling around the United States with her husband during the late 1920s. Seller ID: 417336 Subject: Travel Books Between the Covers Between the Covers has been selling books for more than 30 years. Today we offer a wide ranging inventory, from Modern First Editions to General Used Books to Rare Archival Collections. We are active members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) . Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.