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Westward, Around the World 1936 C. V. Maudlin's Diary |
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The Maudlin family
Eva Jane - C.V. - Mary Jane
Bob
Eva Jane - C.V. - Mary Jane
Bob
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The 36,535 mile trip around the world took 147 days from June 11 to November 4, 1936.
28,656 miles by boat (boat distances in the diary are in knots)
5,672 miles by train, 1,876 miles by auto and 331 other miles
C. V. Maudlin's diary of the the around the world trip was recorded in three books.
Book 1 covers the first 59 days, June 11 to August 8, 1936, Washington D.C. to China.
Book 2 covers day 60 to day 112, August 9 to September 30, 1936, China to Egypt.
Book 3 covers day 113 to day 147, October 1, to November 4, 1936, Egypt to Washington, D.C.
| The diary on this web site
was transcribed as written without any changes. First pages of diary |
1936 Maps of East Asia and Europe
Planned Itinerary
Article about the trip
"Westward, Around the World" by C. V. Maudlin - Triangle Review - July 1937
President Liners
Dollar Steamship Lines
S.S. President Hays - New York to Honolulu
S.S.
President Hoover - Honolulu to Yokohama
S.S. President Wilson - Shanghai to Port Said
S.S. President Monroe - Alexandria to Marseilles
S.S.
President Van Buren - Marseilles to New YorkS.S. President Wilson - Shanghai to Port Said
S.S. President Monroe - Alexandria to Marseilles
Sister ships, S.S. President Hayes, S.S. President Moroe
and S.S. President Van Buren
21,000 ton displacement - 522 feet long - 62 foot beam
S.S. President Wilson
22,000 ton displacement - 535 feet long - 72 foot beam
S. S. President Hoover
31,000 tons displacement - 613 feet long - 81 foot beam - 21 knots
Bombed in the Yangtze River, China and wrecked off Formoso in 1937
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Article regarding 1964-65 driving trips on
Inter-american Highway to Costa Rica and Alcan Highway to Alaska
"Irazu, Barrow, the Yukon" by C. V. Maudlin - Triangle Review - August 1967
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