Download or read book An Overland Journey Round the World written by Sir George Simpson and published by Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard. This book was released on 1847 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this commentary, Simpson observations include much commentary on the degree of "civilization" among various peoples and the results thereof--often not positive, especially with regards to the impact of missionaries on local culture and morality. Simpson also provides economic and trade analyses, linguistic comparisons, culinary critiques, and descriptions of local flora and fauna. [PRBM].