America 3 Volume Set
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-03254-4 (ISBN)
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James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) was a writer who travelled extensively throughout the world and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. In addition, he was a supporter of political reform and served as the first MP for Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, saying, 'I had a strong desire to add to the knowledge … acquired of the Old World, by examining for myself the most favoured portion of the New'. He recounts part of his time in America - during which he visited every state in the Union except Florida and Arkansas, as well as some of the provinces of Canada - in this three-volume work, published in 1841.
Volume 1: Dedication; 1. Motives for visiting the United States; 2. Departure from England; 3. History of New York from 1609 to 1838; 4. Population of New York; 5. Deep-rooted prejudices on the subject of slavery; 6. Mr. Catlin's Museum of Indian costumes, weapons, and paintings; 7. Personal visit to some Indian chiefs at New York; 8. Benevolent institutions of the Americans; 9. Misery and crime among the poorer classes; 10. The Courts of Law held in the City Hall; 11. State of literature and the arts in the city; 12. Peculiarities in the manners and customs of New York; 13. Climate, weather, snows, severe cold; 14. Voyage from New York to Amboy, by steam-boat; 15. Stay at Washington; 16. History of the City of Washington; 17. Diversity of character in the population; 18. Private friends in Washington; 19. Environs of Washington, scenery and views; 20. Stay at Baltimore, and agreeable intercourse there; 21. Topographical situation of Baltimore; 22. Population of Baltimore; 23. Classification of the varied population of the city. Volume 2: 1. Origin of the settlement of Pennsylvania; 2. Favourable site or position chosen for the city; 3. Prisons of reformation in Philadelphia; 4. Manufactures, trade, and commerce of Philadelphia; 5. Anti-abolition riot at Philadelphia; 6. Benevolent institutions of Philadelphia; 7. History and description of the Pennsylvania Hospital; 8. The seaman's friend society; 9. Visit to the Eastern penitentiary of Philadelphia; 10. Environs of Philadelphia, and excursions; 11. Traits of national manners in America; 12. Departure from Philadelphia; 13. Departure for Albany; 14. Early history of the settlement of Albany; 15. Government of the State, legislative and executive; 16. Religious establishments in Albany; 17. Population of Albany; 18. Excursion to the Shaker village of Niskyuna; 19. Origin of the sect of Shakers in Germany and France; 20. Leading peculiarities of the sect of Shakers; 21. Peculiar opinions as to the original sin of Adam and Eve; 22. Journey from Albany to Schenectady; 23. Arrival and stay at Saratoga springs; 24. Sensitiveness of Americans to foreign censure; 25. Leave Ballston for the Falls of Niagara; 26. Beautiful position and appearance of Geneva; 27. First sight of the rapids above the falls; 28. Excursion to the Tuscorara settlement; 29. Leave Niagara for the village of Chippewa. Volume 3: 1. Stay in the city of Buffalo; 2. Visit to the settlement of the Seneca Indians; 3. First settlement of Rochester; 4. Geological peculiarities of Rochester; 5. Journey from Rochester to Canandaigua; 6. Journey from Canandaigua to Auburn; 7. Journey to Syracuse; 8. Journey from Syracuse to Utica; 9. Visit to Glen's Falls; 10. Description of the White Mountains; 11. Stay at Boston; 12. Influence of institutions on character; 13. Provision made for education; 14. Description of the State of Massachusetts; 15. Description of the city; 16. Public schools; 17. Periodical literature of Boston; 18. Proportions of churches to each sect; 19. Benevolent societies; 20. The municipal government of the city of Boston; 21. Commerce and manufactures; 22. Environs of Boston; 23. Visit to the Massachusetts State prison; 24. State elections; 25. Population of Boston and its suburbs; 26. Last Sunday passed in Boston; 27. Journey from Boston to Providence; 28. Description of the city of Providence; 29. Municipal government; 30. Last visits made in Providence; 31. Departure from Providence; 32. Plan and appearance of the town; 33. Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims; 34. History of the foundation of Plymouth colony; 35. Disadvantageous position of the town; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.9.2011 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - North American History |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps; 72 Halftones, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 2240 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-03254-0 / 1108032540 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-03254-4 / 9781108032544 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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