ISBN: 9781108032810 - excursion through the slave states, from washington on the potomac to the frontier of mexico: volume 2: with sketches of popular manners and ... library collection - travel and exploration) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Published in 1844, this description of the American South documents its fascinating geography and its often harsh and violent society. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History. Num Pages: 412 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTP; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520. . 2011. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780-1866) was commissioned to undertake a survey of the Arkansas territory in America, and spent 1834-5 travelling through the southern slave states to reach his destination. He was shocked by the slave system of the south, saying he 'had never seen so revolting a sight'. When he began to write about his experiences, Featherstonhaugh was urged not to publish his work in the US, as his opinions might 'irritate a powerful interest', and his manuscript remained unpublished until 1844, after his return to England. His lively two-volume account of his adventures contains a fascinating mixture of scientific and sociological detail. It is a closely observed record of Southern society in the period before the Civil War that candidly documents the violence experienced by Black slaves, Native Americans and frontier settlers. Volume 2 describes the geography and inhabitants of Arksansas and New Orleans.…