Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-03285-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-03285-8 (ISBN)
Captain Basil Hall (1788–1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828, providing a fascinating description of contemporary social conditions and political tensions in North America.
Captain Basil Hall (1788–1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. After attending the Royal High School in Edinburgh he joined the Navy in 1802, and was appointed captain in 1814. He served on many diplomatic and scientific naval missions, and on his retirement from the Navy began to publish accounts of his experiences, based on his journals. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828. Hall provides a fascinating and engaging description of social conditions, political structures and political tensions in Canada and America in the period, while also illustrating contemporary English prejudices concerning American society. Volume 3 contains his description of Washington D.C. and his journeys through South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama and along the Mississippi river. Hall also includes an analysis of slavery and cotton farming in the southern states.
Captain Basil Hall (1788–1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. After attending the Royal High School in Edinburgh he joined the Navy in 1802, and was appointed captain in 1814. He served on many diplomatic and scientific naval missions, and on his retirement from the Navy began to publish accounts of his experiences, based on his journals. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828. Hall provides a fascinating and engaging description of social conditions, political structures and political tensions in Canada and America in the period, while also illustrating contemporary English prejudices concerning American society. Volume 3 contains his description of Washington D.C. and his journeys through South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama and along the Mississippi river. Hall also includes an analysis of slavery and cotton farming in the southern states.
1. Washington; 2. Sale of a slave; 3. Debate in Congress on a picture; 4. The Potomac; 5. On the theory and practice of military punishments; 6. The dismal swamp; 7. Charleston; 8. Journey from Charleston; 9. American Veturino; 10. Commencement of the journey through the state of Georgia; 11. Passage of the Yam Grandy; 12. Distress of the Creek Indians; 13. Montgomery on the Alabama; 14. Trip to the mouths of the Mississippi; 15. Wooding stations on the Mississippi; 16. Louisville in Kentucky; 17. Conversation with an American respecting the points of comparison between his country and England.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.9.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828 3 Volume Set ; Volume 3 |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 25 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 570 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-03285-0 / 1108032850 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-03285-8 / 9781108032858 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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