The European reporting of J Ross Browne details Browne's time in Europe while the Civil War was raging in the United States. Brown visits Iceland, Norway, Poland, Moscow and Germany. His entertaining and good humored style is indicative of the times and the attitudes of those times. In “A Californian in Iceland” Browne discovers mid nineteenth Century Iceland and Icelanders. From the original Serialization of 1863. “A Few Days in Moscow” details Browne's brief visit to the city. “A Flying Trip Through Norway” recounts a fast paced trip though the inland Norwegian countryside in the mid 19th century. A good sketch of the countryside and the people of the time. “An American Family in Germany” shows the clash between mid 19th century American and German cultures. “Poland Over-ground and Poland Under-ground” was originally Published in 1862, Browne takes his European Tour through Poland and her Salt Mines.