Robin and Jean Travel: vol. 3

Robin and Jean in Italy

Plot

The chief aim in writing this book is to give American children a love for and a knowledge of Italy, beyond what they can acquire through the ordinary geographical and historical reader. With the idea that the great history, traditions, and customs of the old country from which so many of our citizens have come are a rich heritage that can be realized best only by knowing the old country and comparing it with the new, the travels of two lively American children are related in story form and from the child's point of view. Robin and Jean are introduced to the life of the ancient Romans at Pompeii and among the ruins along the Appian Way. They explore the Palatine Hill and learn the story of Horatius and Julius Caesar on the spot where those heroes lived. They visit towns and churches that were familiar to Dante, Giotto, and Amerigo Vespucci. Mussolini and his "black shirts" pass in review, and Columbus' birthplace is visited in Genoa.