The Innocents Abroad

One of the most famous travel books ever written by an American,The Innocents Abroad is Mark TwainΓÇÖs irreverent and incisive commentary on nineteenth century Americans encountering the Old World. Come along for the ride as Twain and his unsuspecting travel companions visit the AzoresTangiersParisRomethe VaticanGenoaGibraltarOdessaConstantinopleCairothe Holy Land and other locales renowned in history. No person or place is safe from TwainΓÇÖs sharp wit as it impales both the conservative and the liberalthe Old World and the New. He uses these contrasts to ΓÇ£find out who we as Americans areΓÇ¥ notes Leslie A. Fiedler. But his travelogue demonstrates thatin our attempt to understand ourselveswe must first find out what we are not. With an Introduction Michael Meyer and an Afterword by Leslie A. Fiedler