ODYSSEY OF A LEARNING TEACHER (Europe from Toe to Top 1925-1926)

About the Book

In this second volume of Odyssey, Charlotte and her companion, Larry, continue traveling but turn their eyes to Europe. Their three-month adventure is a summer tour of Italy from Brindisi to Cortina d'Ampezzo. Sandwiched in between are the cities of Pompeii, Naples, Rome and the Pope, Milan, Padua, Ravenna and more. They examine many old churches, and view Renaissance paintings and pictures of Mussolini. They end up penniless in Venice but return to Greece in time to start new classes.

At the end of the school year Charlotte rides up the Danube and visits Austria, Germany, Denmark and Norway. At this time she has learned to shrug her shoulders and say "inch'Allah" and knows "there are no heathens in this world."

About the Author

Charlotte Ferguson was born in central Pennsylvania in a family of farmers and teachers. After graduation from Mt. Holyoke College Charlotte was worked one year at Connecticut College, she and her college friend decided to explore the world.