Lauriat made his first trip in 1873 on one of Cunard's earliest steamers, the Atlas. His purchases routinely made news. One acquisition, of a Bible dating to 1599, a Geneva, or "Breeches," Bible-so named because it used the word breeches to describe what Adam and Eve wore-drew nearly a full column in the New York Times.
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