author
Michael Myers Shoemaker
1853–1924
A restless American travel writer, he turned years of globe-spanning journeys into vivid books about places from Mexico and Persia to Siberia, India, France, and Ireland. His work has the feel of a curious companion writing from the road at the turn of the twentieth century.
2 Audiobooks
Wanderings in Ireland
by Michael Myers Shoemaker
Winged Wheels in France
by Michael Myers Shoemaker
About the author
Born in Covington, Kentucky, in 1853, he studied at Cornell for two years before leaving and beginning a life of travel. Later notices about his life describe him as an author and traveler who spent decades moving through different parts of the world, gathering material from first-hand experience.
His books show just how wide that range was. Works associated with him include The Kingdom of the "White Woman", Trans-Caspia, Islands of the Southern Seas, Quaint Corners of Ancient Empires, The Great Siberian Railway, The Heart of the Orient, Wanderings in Ireland, and Indian Pages and Pictures. Together, they sketch the career of a writer fascinated by landscapes, history, and everyday life in the places he visited.
He died in Paris in 1924. Today, he is best remembered as a prolific travel author whose writing opened faraway routes and cultures to English-language readers of his era.