Excursion through the slave states, from washington on the potomac to the frontier of mexico: with sketches of popular manners and geological notices
Auteur :
Featherstonhaugh, George William
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108032803
Date de publication :
22 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
510 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1834–5 the English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) travelled from the East Coast of the US to the Arkansas territory. Published in 1844, this two-volume travelogue vividly records the landscape, natural history and society of the southern slave states. Volume 1 covers Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri.