Nicholas Said: The Extraordinary Life of a Traveller, Soldier and Translator
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The Story of Nicholas Chubetskoy and Nicholas Said
Nicholas Chubetskoy and Nicholas Said traveled around Europe for five years. They encountered leaders like Queen Victoria, Emperor Louis Napoleon and the Pope. When they reached southern Canada, they had run out of cash and they eventually found themselves stranded into trade missioning. He later wrote that his love of adventure trumped his desire to return home at least temporarily.
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