America - Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive

Klappentext A three-volume study of North American life published in 1841 by one of nineteenth-century Britain's leading travel writers. Zusammenfassung James Silk Buckingham (1786–1855), traveller and writer, left for North America in 1837 and spent nearly four years there. He visited almost every state of the Union, recounting his experiences in this three-volume work, published in 1841. Volume 3 describes upstate New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Product details

• Authors: James Silk Buckingham, Buckingham James Silk
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108032537
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03253-7
• No. of pages: 634
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - North American History; America 3 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, North America, HISTORY / North America, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of the Americas, North America (USA and Canada)