My Trip Abroad: Europe in 1936

In the summer of 1936, a 30-year-old school teacher from Chicago boarded a luxury liner in New York's harbor. Bound for England and points beyond, Frank Daily set out to fulfill his dreams of what for him would be "the trip of a lifetime." For two months he traveled through Europe, fascinated by the historical icons, captivated by the unique character of each country's denizens - and alarmed by the rising tide of fascism in Italy and Nazi Germany. Years later, his son (also named Frank Daily) found two handwritten journals stored in a box - his father's daily record of his European journey. Stirred by his father's appreciation of culture and eye for detail, he decided to publish the journals as a book for the Daily family - and anyone else - to read. "My Trip Abroad" is a trip back in time, a personal reflection of what life was like for a young American discovering Europe 80 years ago - and a prescient and timely glimpse of things to come.

Frank J. Daily grew up on the South Side of Chicago, the second youngest of nine children. With a Master’s Degree in Education from DePaul University, he taught English and served as assistant principal at Chicago Vocational School, the city’s largest public high school, until his retirement in 1964. Always reading, Frank was known as ＂Dictionary Daily＂ by his colleagues because of his vast vocabulary and love of the written word, as reflected in his descriptive journals.