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Everything worthy of observation : the 1826 New York State travel journal of Alexander Stewart Scott /

"In the pre-dawn of August 2, 1826, Alexander Stewart Scott stepped aboard the steamboat Chambly in Quebec City, Canada. He was beginning a journey that not only took him across New York State, but that ultimately changed his view of America and her people. A keen observer, the twenty-one-year-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scott, Alexander Stewart, 1805-1846 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Schneider, Paul G., Jr., 1945- (Editor , writer of afterword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]
Colección:Excelsior editions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Editor's Introduction; Young Scott; "Passed the best part of the day in reading"; "Went out again to the theatre"; "Getting on"; The Northern Tour; Among the Americans; Everything Worthy of Observation; Provenance and Authenticity; Transcribing the Original Journal; Illustrations; Notes; The 1826 New York State Travel Journal of Alexander tewart Scott; Preface; Chapter One The start of the journey from Quebec City, Canada to Schenectady, New York.; Chapter Two By canal packet boat and stagecoach to Geneva, New York.
  • Chapter Three Geneva to Palmyra and a stay with family. Chapter Four Visit to Niagara Falls.; Chapter Five Incidents on the Erie Canal and a return to Palmyra.; Chapter Six Heading east once more, Palmyra to Albany, New York.; Chapter Seven Touring Albany and Troy, New York.; Chapter Eight Homeward bound, Troy to St. John's, Quebec.; Chapter Nine Visiting family and friends in St. John's before heading home to Quebec City.; Afterword; Appendix One; Memoranda.; Appendix Two; Fares, and Distances, Going; Fares and Distances Returning; Notes; Index