https://quintbooks.com/tag/mary-mason-fairbanks/Recent content in Mary-Mason-Fairbanks on Quint BooksHugoenTue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://quintbooks.com/2024/03/26/different-views-of-the-quaker-city-mock-trial/Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://quintbooks.com/2024/03/26/different-views-of-the-quaker-city-mock-trial/<p>Mark Twain’s <em>The Innocents Abroad</em> described the five month journey of dozens of passengers on the Quaker City ship traveling from New York to Europe and the Middle East. While cruising across the Atlantic Ocean out of New York, the Quaker City passengers needed activities to take up the many days it took before they reached their first destination. One of those activities was a Mock Trial, where they set up a trial of the Purser, Robert Vail, for ‘stealing’ a coat from Mark Twain.</p>