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John T Smith (1868-1938), a wealthy New York diarist with a penchant for travel and a curiosity to match his millions, so found himself on board an ocean steamer in the winter of 1893 bound for Bermuda, spending a month there. Never before published,MoreJohn T Smith (1868-1938), a wealthy New York diarist with a penchant for travel and a curiosity to match his millions, so found himself on board an ocean steamer in the winter of 1893 bound for Bermuda, spending a month there. Never before published, this journal is fascinating for bringing back to life Bermudas lost and regal past, when donkey carts (the taxis of the island) and British regiments, proud in their various colors, still warded over the island. Never one for sparing details, John T. explores every corner of Bermuda with his brother Ed and cousin Nan, the result being as complete a picture of the island as it existed in the Colonial Era as you will ever find. Included in this journal are rare period photographs that bring to life the amazing sights Smith describes 120 years ago. But things were to change. Their idyllic month comes to a violent end on the voyage home as they encounter a full gale at sea. The last pages of this account must be read to be believed, as their ship bobs around the Atlantic like a top for 2 days, their lives clinging in the balance below deck. NOTE- This account is excerpted from the larger diary, Sporting Man- The New York City Diaries Of John T. Smith 1884-1894 also available on Kindle. If you like what you read here, pick up the full diary, which was only recently discovered and gives us one of the most incredible portraits of a decade in Gilded Age Manhattan you will ever find! Diary Of A Month In Bermuda And Storm At Sea, 1893 by Richard MacPherson
