Around the World in a Napier : The Story of Two Motoring Pioneers book FB2, DJV
9780752497730 English 0752497731 A unique detailed record of the first round-the-world trip by carFrom Jules Vernes "Around the World in Eighty Days," the ambition to make round-the-world trips was born, and the first man to do this in a motor car was Charles Glidden, in 1902. Along with his wife and British engineer Charles Thomas, the American millionaire took a Napier car twice around the world to visit places that hadnt conceived such an invention. Their journey took them from Boston to Austria, where they cruised 10 miles due to a frozen gas tank and were promptly arrested; the Arctic Circle; the Far East; and more. They encountered a variety of attitudes and people on their travels, including the last cannibal of Fiji and anti-Western sentiments in Japan. Here Andrew Jepson uses his grandfather Thomass photographs to create a fascinating story of the groundbreaking journey. Perhaps it wasnt done in 80 days, but this is certainly a must read for all road trip enthusiasts., From Jules Vernes "Around the World in Eighty Days," the ambition to make round-the-world trips was born. The first man to do this in a motor car was Charles Glidden. Along with Charles Thomas, a Sussex engineer, the millionaire took a Napier car twice around the world to visit places that hadnt conceived such an invention. Their journey took them from Boston to Austria, where they cruised 10 miles due to a frozen petrol tank and were promptly arrested, the Arctic Circle, the Far East, and more. They encountered a variety of attitudes and people on their travels, including the last cannibal of Fiji and anti-Western sentiments in Japan. Here Andrew Jepson uses his grandfather Thomass photographs to create a fascinating story of the groundbreaking journey. Perhaps it wasnt done in eighty days, but this is certainly a must read for all motoring enthusiasts., In the nineteenth century, Jules Verne imagined a journey round the world. At the start of the twentieth century, an American millionaire, Charles J. Glidden, did it for real - though it took many more than eighty days. Assisted by Charles Thomas, a Sussex engineer, the millionaire took his Napier car twice around the world, to places that had never seen a powered vehicle. The journeys took them across thirty-nine countries on four continents. In Switzerland they were arrested for driving on a forbidden road. Later they fitted the car with railroad wheels and drove to Vancouver on the tracks of the Canadian Pacific. During their travels they met people of all kinds, from impoverished pilgrims to maharajahs. In Fiji there was an encounter with the last cannibal; in militarist Japan they experienced anti-Western attitudes.Andrew Jepson tells the fascinating story of these ground-breaking journeys with theaid of images taken from Charles Thomas' own photograph albums. This is a must-read for all motoring enthusiasts.
9780752497730 English 0752497731 A unique detailed record of the first round-the-world trip by carFrom Jules Vernes "Around the World in Eighty Days," the ambition to make round-the-world trips was born, and the first man to do this in a motor car was Charles Glidden, in 1902. Along with his wife and British engineer Charles Thomas, the American millionaire took a Napier car twice around the world to visit places that hadnt conceived such an invention. Their journey took them from Boston to Austria, where they cruised 10 miles due to a frozen gas tank and were promptly arrested; the Arctic Circle; the Far East; and more. They encountered a variety of attitudes and people on their travels, including the last cannibal of Fiji and anti-Western sentiments in Japan. Here Andrew Jepson uses his grandfather Thomass photographs to create a fascinating story of the groundbreaking journey. Perhaps it wasnt done in 80 days, but this is certainly a must read for all road trip enthusiasts., From Jules Vernes "Around the World in Eighty Days," the ambition to make round-the-world trips was born. The first man to do this in a motor car was Charles Glidden. Along with Charles Thomas, a Sussex engineer, the millionaire took a Napier car twice around the world to visit places that hadnt conceived such an invention. Their journey took them from Boston to Austria, where they cruised 10 miles due to a frozen petrol tank and were promptly arrested, the Arctic Circle, the Far East, and more. They encountered a variety of attitudes and people on their travels, including the last cannibal of Fiji and anti-Western sentiments in Japan. Here Andrew Jepson uses his grandfather Thomass photographs to create a fascinating story of the groundbreaking journey. Perhaps it wasnt done in eighty days, but this is certainly a must read for all motoring enthusiasts., In the nineteenth century, Jules Verne imagined a journey round the world. At the start of the twentieth century, an American millionaire, Charles J. Glidden, did it for real - though it took many more than eighty days. Assisted by Charles Thomas, a Sussex engineer, the millionaire took his Napier car twice around the world, to places that had never seen a powered vehicle. The journeys took them across thirty-nine countries on four continents. In Switzerland they were arrested for driving on a forbidden road. Later they fitted the car with railroad wheels and drove to Vancouver on the tracks of the Canadian Pacific. During their travels they met people of all kinds, from impoverished pilgrims to maharajahs. In Fiji there was an encounter with the last cannibal; in militarist Japan they experienced anti-Western attitudes.Andrew Jepson tells the fascinating story of these ground-breaking journeys with theaid of images taken from Charles Thomas' own photograph albums. This is a must-read for all motoring enthusiasts.