Echoes From the Backwoods - Or, Sketches of Transatlantic Life

Klappentext This two-volume work of 1846 conveys the attractions of the wildlife and the people of eastern North America. Zusammenfassung Volume 1 of this 1846 work contains an account of the voyage to Newfoundland of Sir Richard Levinge (1811–84), army officer and sportsman, and his experiences on the eastern seaboard of Canada and the United States, conveying the dangers and attractions of the area for the traveller and hunter. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Voyage out; 2. New Brunswick. Hints for emigrants; 3. New Brunswick continued; 4. Of the Milicete and Micmac Indians; 5. New Brunswick. Of the birds and beasts; 6. New Brunswick. Of the deer and woodcraft; 7. New Brunswick. Of the fish and fishing; 8. Nova Scotia. A fortnight in bush; 9. A race through the United States; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: R. G. A. Levinge, Levinge R. G. A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.2011
• EAN: 9781108033510
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03351-0
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - North American History; Echoes from the Backwoods 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, North America, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, TRAVEL / Canada / General, HISTORY / North America, TRAVEL / United States / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, North America (USA and Canada), Classic Travel Writing