1867 Quaker City excursion

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The 1867 Quaker City excursion was a pioneering American pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy Land that gained fame as the basis for Mark Twain’s travel book "The Innocents Abroad."

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instanceOf historical event
pleasure cruise
steamship voyage
tourist excursion
associatedWork "The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress" NERFINISHED
carriedPassenger American tourists
Mark Twain NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
departureCountry United States NERFINISHED
departureFrom New York City NERFINISHED
destinationCity Alexandria NERFINISHED
Cairo NERFINISHED
Constantinople NERFINISHED
Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
Rome NERFINISHED
destinationCountry Egypt NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Lebanon NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Turkey NERFINISHED
destinationRegion Europe NERFINISHED
Holy Land NERFINISHED
documentedBy Mark Twain NERFINISHED
documentedIn "The Innocents Abroad" NERFINISHED
endDateApproximate late 1867
historicalSignificance early example of mass leisure travel for Americans
influenced development of American tourism to Europe and the Holy Land
languageOfPrimaryAccounts English
notableFor being one of the first American organized pleasure cruises to Europe and the Holy Land
inspiring Mark Twain’s travel book "The Innocents Abroad"
numberOfPassengersApproximate 60 to 75
operatedIn Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
organizedBy Brooklyn pastor Henry Ward Beecher NERFINISHED
tour organizers in New York
purpose cultural travel
religious sightseeing
tourism
startDate June 1867
usedVessel USS Quaker City NERFINISHED
vesselType sidewheel steamship
visitedRegion Levant NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
year 1867

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Quaker City associatedWithEvent 1867 Quaker City excursion