{"product_id":"america-historical-statistic-and-descriptive-paperback-9781108032520","title":"America; Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032520","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistorical, Statistic, and Descriptive\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA three-volume study of North American life published in 1841 by one of nineteenth-century Britain's leading travel writers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Silk Buckingham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032520, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e584 pages, 23 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.73 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJames Silk Buckingham (1786–1855) was a writer who travelled extensively throughout the world and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. In addition, he was a supporter of political reform and served as the first MP for Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, saying, 'I had a strong desire to add to the knowledge … acquired of the Old World, by examining for myself the most favoured portion of the New'. He recounts part of his time in America - during which he visited every state in the Union except Florida and Arkansas, as well as some of the provinces of Canada - in this three-volume work, published in 1841. Volume 2 follows his travels through Pennsylvania, Delaware, and upstate New York before he heads to Niagara Falls.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Origin of the settlement of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e 2. Favourable site or position chosen for the city\u003cbr\u003e 3. Prisons of reformation in Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 4. Manufactures, trade, and commerce of Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 5. Anti-abolition riot at Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 6. Benevolent institutions of Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 7. History and description of the Pennsylvania Hospital\u003cbr\u003e 8. The seaman's friend society\u003cbr\u003e 9. Visit to the Eastern penitentiary of Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 10. Environs of Philadelphia, and excursions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Traits of national manners in America\u003cbr\u003e 12. Departure from Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 13. Departure for Albany\u003cbr\u003e 14. Early history of the settlement of Albany\u003cbr\u003e 15. Government of the State, legislative and executive\u003cbr\u003e 16. Religious establishments in Albany\u003cbr\u003e 17. Population of Albany\u003cbr\u003e 18. Excursion to the Shaker village of Niskyuna\u003cbr\u003e 19. Origin of the sect of Shakers in Germany and France\u003cbr\u003e 20. Leading peculiarities of the sect of Shakers\u003cbr\u003e 21. Peculiar opinions as to the original sin of Adam and Eve\u003cbr\u003e 22. Journey from Albany to Schenectady\u003cbr\u003e 23. Arrival and stay at Saratoga springs\u003cbr\u003e 24. Sensitiveness of Americans to foreign censure\u003cbr\u003e 25. Leave Ballston for the Falls of Niagara\u003cbr\u003e 26. Beautiful position and appearance of Geneva\u003cbr\u003e 27. First sight of the rapids above the falls\u003cbr\u003e 28. Excursion to the Tuscorara settlement\u003cbr\u003e 29. Leave Niagara for the village of Chippewa.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266032455960,"sku":"9781108032520","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032520i.jpg?v=1694873675","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/america-historical-statistic-and-descriptive-paperback-9781108032520","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}