Retrospect of Western TravelRoutledge, 2015 M03 4 - 232 pages 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. |
Contents
1 Arrival in America | 3 |
2 First Impressions | 6 |
3 The Hudson | 12 |
4 Weddings | 19 |
5 High Road Travelling | 23 |
6 Prisons | 35 |
7 First Sight of Slavery | 42 |
8 Life at Washington | 45 |
15 New Orleans | 109 |
16 Mississippi Voyage | 117 |
17 Compromise | 126 |
18 Cincinnati | 133 |
19 New England Villages | 143 |
20 Harvard College | 147 |
21 Mutes and Blind | 154 |
22 Signs of the Times in Massachusetts | 165 |
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