My Diary North and South

Klappentext A British journalist's eyewitness description of American society at the start of the Civil War, published in 1863. Zusammenfassung First published in 1863, this two-volume work by the British journalist William Howard Russell (1820–1907) describes his experiences in America at the start of the Civil War. It records his impressions of the rival northern and southern states, their leaders and citizens, during a landmark period in America's history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Departure from Cork; 2. Arrival at New York; 3. 'St Patrick's Day' in New York; 4. Streets and shops in New York; 5. Off to the railway station; 6. A state dinner at Mr. Abraham Lincoln's; 7. Barbers' shops; 8. New York Press; 9. Dinner at General Scott's; 10. Preparations for war at Charleston; 11. Scenes on board an American steamer; 12. Portsmouth; 13. Sketches round Wilmington; 14. Southern Volunteers; 15. Slaves, their masters and mistresses; 16. Charleston; 17. Visit to a plantation; 18. Climate of the Southern States; 19. Domestic negroes; 20. By railway to Savannah; 21. The river at Savannah; 22. Slave-pens: negroes on sale or hire; 23. Proclamation of war; 24. Mr. Wigfall on the Confederacy; 25. The River Alabama; 26. Visit to Forts Gaines and Morgan; 27. Pensacola and Fort Pickens; 28. Bitters before breakfast; 29. Judge Campbell; 30. The first blow struck; 31. Carrying arms; 32. Up the Mississippi; 33. Ride through the maize-fields; 34. Negroes; 35. War-rumours, and military movements; 36. Visit to Mr. McCall's plantation.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Sir William Howard Russell, William Howard Russell
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108041225
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04122-5
• Seiten: 448
• Serien: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - North American History; My Diary North and South 2 Volume Set
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)