Quaker City excursion of 1867

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The Quaker City excursion of 1867 was a pioneering American pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy Land, later made famous as the subject of Mark Twain’s travel book *The Innocents Abroad*.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
pleasure cruise
tourist excursion
alsoKnownAs Quaker City excursion of 1867
surface form: "Quaker City Holy Land excursion"

Quaker City cruise
associatedWith American tourism to Europe
American tourism to the Holy Land
commercialAspect organized package tour
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
culturalImpact popularized overseas pleasure travel among Americans
shaped American perceptions of Europe and the Holy Land through Mark Twain’s satire
departureYear 1867
destination Europe
Holy Land
destinationRegion Mediterranean Sea
surface form: "Mediterranean"
documentedByAuthor Mark Twain
documentedIn The Innocents Abroad
genreOfAccount travel literature
hasPrimarySource letters and dispatches by Mark Twain
historicalContext post–American Civil War era
influencedWork The Innocents Abroad
languageOfPrimaryAccount English
madeFamousBy The Innocents Abroad
notablePassenger Mark Twain
Mark Twain
surface form: "Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
organizer American tour organizers
passengerType American tourists
pointOfDeparture New York City
purpose pleasure travel
tourism
relatedWork The Innocents Abroad
surface form: "The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress"
route Atlantic crossing from New York to Europe and the Mediterranean
shipType sidewheel steamer
shipUsed Quaker City
significance one of the first American organized pleasure cruises to Europe and the Holy Land
transportMode steamship travel
visitedPlace Athens
Istanbul
surface form: "Constantinople"

Gibraltar
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Palestine
Paris
Rome
visitedRegion Mediterranean ports
Middle East
year 1867

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Quaker City excursion of 1867 alsoKnownAs Quaker City excursion of 1867
this entity surface form: "Quaker City Holy Land excursion"
The Innocents Abroad describesEvent Quaker City excursion of 1867

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