Different views of the Quaker City Mock Trial

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad 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.

Mediterranean Bound, Letters by Moses S. Beach

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

As mentioned in other posts, Mark Twain was not the only correspondent writing articles from the Quaker City (see Twain’s articles here). While Twain’s 50+ letters to the Daily Alta California formed the foundation of his book The Innocents Abroad, many other passengers were also writing to newspapers across the United States. The person who wrote the most letters to their paper, after Twain, was Moses S. Beach. Beach was the owner of the New York Sun, and he wrote thirty-seven letters to the newspaper during the trip.

Moses-S-Beach on Quint Books

Different views of the Quaker City Mock Trial

Mediterranean Bound, Letters by Moses S. Beach