Excursion Through Slave States, From Washington on Potomac to - With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices

Klappentext Published in 1844! this description of the American South documents its fascinating geography and its often harsh and violent society. Zusammenfassung In 1834–5 the English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) travelled from the East Coast of the US to the Arkansas territory. Published in 1844, this two-volume travelogue vividly records the landscape, natural history and society of the southern slave states. Volume 2 focuses on Arkansas and New Orleans. Inhaltsverzeichnis 23. The 'Military Road'; 24. Description of White River; 25. Little Red River; 26. State of Society at Little Rock; 27. Apology for the manners of Arkansas; 28. A concert of wolves; 29. Arrive at Magnet Cove; 30. Curious and beautiful mineral structure of the adjacent country; 31. Leave the Hot Springs; 32. Bear-hunting; 33. Probable origin of prairies; 34. Mr. Williams; 35. Course and ancient channels of Red River; 36. Reach Little Rock again; 37. Approximative method suggested of calculating the age of fluviatile deposits; 38. The steamer boarded by swindlers; 39. The delta of the Mississippi; 40. Quadroon young ladies, their hard fate; 41. Embark in a steamer, and ascend the Mobile and Alabama; 42. Description of the Muskogee or Creek people; 43. The ruins of a nation; 44. The gentlemen of America; 45. Inside and outside passengers in chain; Concluding chapter.

Product details

• Authors: George William Featherstonhaugh, Featherstonhaugh George William
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2011
• EAN: 9781108032810
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03281-0
• No. of pages: 412
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - North American History; Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; USA, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / United States / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United States of America, USA, Classic Travel Writing, Historical Geography