Around the World in 80 Days
135 years ago, Jules Verne Published Around the World in 80 days. The geography of the globe is roughly the same, but the economy and global boundaries have changed.
Phileas Fogg navigated the globe with 20,000 pounds or roughly $40,000 with currency conversion. Factoring inflation, however, one realizes good ol’ Mr. Fogg circumnavigated with the equivalent of #### modern pounds or $$$$.
Great. Now that we are up to speed on the economics of 1873, we can launch into the story.
2008/07/01 at 3:00 AM
