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A Diary in America: With Remarks on its Institutions: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History

Autor Frederick Marryat
en Limba Engleză Paperback – iun 2011
Captain Frederick Marryat (1792–1848) was a distinguished naval officer, today best remembered as a novelist (particularly of stories for children), often drawing on his own experiences. He also edited a radical journal, and wrote non-fiction, including an attack on press-gangs, which damaged his career. He spent 1837 and 1838 travelling in North America, publishing his impressions in this unstructured six-volume 'diary' in 1839. He states that the number of contradictory and often trivial accounts of American life being published made him want to see the New World for himself. He found it impossible to make generalisations, given the size of the country and the different origins of new arrivals, and did not believe America would become a nation for many years. Volume 3 contains 'remarks' on topics including the American navy, the institution of slavery, and the place of religion in American society.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108032438
ISBN-10: 1108032435
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Library Collection - North American History

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Remarks, continued: American marine; Slavery; Religion in America; Societies and associations; Law; Lynch law; Climate; Education.

Descriere

In 1839, naval officer and novelist Frederick Marryat (1792–1848) published his impressions of North America in six volumes.