Contained in this volume is a fascinating story of travel and adventure, written by the esteemed academic William Taylor Adams. The fourth in the "Young America Abroad" series, this text is a continuation of the history of the Academy Ship and her consort in the waters of Holland and Belgium. This book was written for young people in the hope that they would take a keen interest in the regions visited, and find this volume as attractive as the story books of the day. Great care has been taken to make the historical content factual and reliable, making it as educational as it is entertaining - making this the perfect book to inspire young minds with ideas of worldly adventure. William Taylor Adams was an author, academic, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. This vintage book is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.