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
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pleasure cruise → tourist excursion → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Quaker City excursion of 1867
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surface form: "Quaker City Holy Land excursion"
Quaker City cruise → |
| associatedWith |
American tourism to Europe
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American tourism to the Holy Land → |
| commercialAspect | organized package tour → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| culturalImpact |
popularized overseas pleasure travel among Americans
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shaped American perceptions of Europe and the Holy Land through Mark Twain’s satire → |
| departureYear | 1867 → |
| destination |
Europe
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Holy Land → |
| destinationRegion |
Mediterranean Sea
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surface form: "Mediterranean"
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| 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
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Mark Twain →
surface form: "Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
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| organizer | American tour organizers → |
| passengerType | American tourists → |
| pointOfDeparture | New York City → |
| purpose |
pleasure travel
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tourism → |
| relatedWork |
The Innocents Abroad
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surface form: "The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress"
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| 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
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Istanbul →
surface form: "Constantinople"
Gibraltar → Holy Land → Jerusalem → Palestine → Paris → Rome → |
| visitedRegion |
Mediterranean ports
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Middle East → |
| year | 1867 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Quaker City Holy Land excursion"