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Retrospect of Western Travel.
This abridged version of Harriet Martineau's narrative of her travels in Jacksonian America preserves her reporting on slavery and other current topics of the day, as well as her insights on women's place in society, and her observations and vignettes of famous people such as John Calhoun.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Foreward by Paul Finkelman; Introduction by Daniel Feller; A Note on the Text; 1. Arrival in America; 2. First Impressions; 3. The Hudson; 4. Weddings; 5. High Road Travelling; 6. Prisons; 7. First Sight of Slavery; 8. Life at Washington; 9. The Capitol; 10. Madison; 11. Jefferson's University; 12. Country Life in the South; 13. Charleston; 14. Restless Slaves; 15. New Orleans; 16. Mississippi Voyage; 17. Compromise; 18. Cincinnati; 19. New England Villages; 20. Harvard College; 21. Mutes and Blind.
- 22. Signs of the Times in Massachusetts23. Hot and Cold Weather; 24. American Originals; For Further Reading; Index.