Journey in the Seaboard Slave States - With Remarks on Their Economy

Klappentext Olmsted's encounters and experiences in a society which was on the verge of overwhelming change. Zusammenfassung Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903)! American journalist and landscape designer! wrote A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States after travelling in the south in 1853-4. It abounds in fascinating and witty descriptions of Olmsted's encounters and experiences in a society which was on the verge of overwhelming change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Frederick Law Olmsted; Introduction; 1. Washington; 2. Virginia; 3. The economy of Virginia; 4. The political experience of Virginia; 5. North Carolina.

Product details

• Authors: Olmsted Frederick Law, Frederick Law Olmstead, Frederick Law Olmsted, Frederick Law Jr. Olmsted
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.2009
• EAN: 9781108004442
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00444-2
• No. of pages: 468
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales