{"product_id":"civilized-america-paperback-9781108033237","title":"Civilized America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033237","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCivilized America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaudatory and disparaging, detailed and usefully general, of political centers and societal margins, these volumes vividly illustrate antebellum America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Colley Grattan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033237, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e480 pages, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.61 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\"\u003ePublished in 1859, Thomas Colley Grattan's work illustrates antebellum America through anecdote and reflection. Dublin-born Grattan (1791\/2–1864) became a journalist and novelist after abandoning a potential military career in favour of settled life in France. In Paris Grattan contributed to literary magazines and became acquainted with various writers, including Washington Irving, to whom he dedicated his celebrated Highways and Byways (1823). After living in the Netherlands and Belgium, Grattan was made - with the support of King Leopold - British Consul in Boston, where he began these two volumes. Determined to tell 'the truth of the New World' so that Europe may understand it, Grattan asks serious questions about American life. Volume 1 describes his first impressions of America, life in New England, and issues ranging from political parties to domestic servants. Anyone interested in nineteenth-century America will find this work relevant and fascinating.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The voyage\u003cbr\u003e 2. First impressions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Boston: Nahant\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nahant\u003cbr\u003e 5. National characteristics\u003cbr\u003e 6. National characteristics continued\u003cbr\u003e 7. The social system in New England\u003cbr\u003e 8. Edward Everett\u003cbr\u003e 9. My first visit to Washington\u003cbr\u003e 10. Washington\u003cbr\u003e 11. John Caldwell Calhoun\u003cbr\u003e 12. American aristocracy\u003cbr\u003e 13. Political ultras\u003cbr\u003e 14. Daniel Webster\u003cbr\u003e 15. Servants\u003cbr\u003e 16. The law and its practice\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Federal Union\u003cbr\u003e 18. Political parties\u003cbr\u003e 19. Party designs: presidential election\u003cbr\u003e 20. Inauguration of President Harrison\u003cbr\u003e 21. The north-eastern boundary question\u003cbr\u003e 22. The north-eastern boundary question continued\u003cbr\u003e 23. The north-eastern boundary question continued\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\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":46266035110168,"sku":"9781108033237","price":35.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033237i.jpg?v=1694873734","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/civilized-america-paperback-9781108033237","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}