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
Weddings | |
High Road Travelling | |
Prisons | |
First Sight of Slavery | |
Charleston | |
Restless Slaves | |
New Orleans | |
Mississippi Voyage | |
Compromise | |
Cincinnati | |
New England Villages | |
Harvard College | |
Life at Washington | |
The Capitol | |
Madison | |
Jeffersons University | |
Country Life in the South | |
Mutes and Blind | |
Signs of the Times in Massachusetts | |
Hot and Cold Weather | |
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