| America: Volume 2: Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive Contributor(s): Buckingham, James Silk (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139058797 ISBN-13: 9781139058797 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - History | United States - 19th Century - History | North American |
| Dewey: 970.04 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) was a writer who travelled extensively throughout the world and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. In addition, he was a supporter of political reform and served as the first MP for Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, saying, 'I had a strong desire to add to the knowledge ... acquired of the Old World, by examining for myself the most favoured portion of the New'. He recounts part of his time in America - during which he visited every state in the Union except Florida and Arkansas, as well as some of the provinces of Canada - in this three-volume work, published in 1841. Volume 2 follows his travels through Pennsylvania, Delaware, and upstate New York before he heads to Niagara Falls. |