A detailed account of nineteenth century American society resulting from two years of extensive travel and research.

Martineau's classic American travel narrative has long been unavailable. This new abridgment of the original 1838 edition offers an unsurpassed firsthand view of Jacksonian ...

Martineau's narrative of her travels in Jacksonian America includes insights on women's place in society and observations and vignettes of famous people (e.g.John Calhoun).