{"product_id":"america-historical-statistic-and-descriptive-paperback-9781108032537","title":"America; Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032537","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\"\u003e9781108032537, 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\"\u003e634 pages, 29 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm, 0.8 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 3 sees the final part of Buckingham's expedition through upstate New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Stay in the city of Buffalo\u003cbr\u003e 2. Visit to the settlement of the Seneca Indians\u003cbr\u003e 3. First settlement of Rochester\u003cbr\u003e 4. Geological peculiarities of Rochester\u003cbr\u003e 5. Journey from Rochester to Canandaigua\u003cbr\u003e 6. Journey from Canandaigua to Auburn\u003cbr\u003e 7. Journey to Syracuse\u003cbr\u003e 8. Journey from Syracuse to Utica\u003cbr\u003e 9. Visit to Glen's Falls\u003cbr\u003e 10. Description of the White Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 11. Stay at Boston\u003cbr\u003e 12. Influence of institutions on character\u003cbr\u003e 13. Provision made for education\u003cbr\u003e 14. Description of the State of Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e 15. Description of the city\u003cbr\u003e 16. Public schools\u003cbr\u003e 17. Periodical literature of Boston\u003cbr\u003e 18. Proportions of churches to each sect\u003cbr\u003e 19. Benevolent societies\u003cbr\u003e 20. The municipal government of the city of Boston\u003cbr\u003e 21. Commerce and manufactures\u003cbr\u003e 22. Environs of Boston\u003cbr\u003e 23. Visit to the Massachusetts State prison\u003cbr\u003e 24. State elections\u003cbr\u003e 25. Population of Boston and its suburbs\u003cbr\u003e 26. Last Sunday passed in Boston\u003cbr\u003e 27. Journey from Boston to Providence\u003cbr\u003e 28. Description of the city of Providence\u003cbr\u003e 29. Municipal government\u003cbr\u003e 30. Last visits made in Providence\u003cbr\u003e 31. Departure from Providence\u003cbr\u003e 32. Plan and appearance of the town\u003cbr\u003e 33. Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims\u003cbr\u003e 34. History of the foundation of Plymouth colony\u003cbr\u003e 35. Disadvantageous position of the town\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266032554264,"sku":"9781108032537","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032537i.jpg?v=1694873702","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/america-historical-statistic-and-descriptive-paperback-9781108032537","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}