{"product_id":"excursion-through-the-slave-states-from-washington-on-the-potomac-to-the-frontier-of-mexico-with-sketches-of-popular-manners-and-geological-notices-paperback-9781108032803","title":"Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico; With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032803","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExcursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1844, this description of the American South documents its fascinating geography and its often harsh and violent society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge William Featherstonhaugh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032803, 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\"\u003e406 pages, 7 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.51 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\"\u003eThe English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) was commissioned to undertake a survey of the Arkansas territory in America, and spent 1834–5 travelling through the southern slave states to reach his destination. He was shocked by the slave system of the south, saying he 'had never seen so revolting a sight'. When he began to write about his experiences, Featherstonhaugh was urged not to publish his work in the US, as his opinions might 'irritate a powerful interest', and his manuscript remained unpublished until 1844, after his return to England. His lively two-volume account of his adventures contains a fascinating mixture of scientific and sociological detail. It is a closely observed record of Southern society in the period before the Civil War that candidly documents the violence experienced by Black slaves, Native Americans and frontier settlers. Volume 1 describes the Alleghany Mountains, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Barnum's Hotel at Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ascent of the first Alleghany Ridges\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Virginia hotel in the mountains\u003cbr\u003e 4. The celebrated White Sulphur Springs\u003cbr\u003e 5. State of society at Compulsion Row\u003cbr\u003e 6. The system of Alleghany Ridges caused by an upheaval from below, and the White Sulphur Springs a consequence of the movement\u003cbr\u003e 7. Paying beforehand as bad as not paying at all\u003cbr\u003e 8. Depart on foot across the mountains to Fincastle\u003cbr\u003e 9. Cause of some confusion in the designation of the Alleghany Ridges explained\u003cbr\u003e 10. A pleasant party in a stage coach\u003cbr\u003e 11. A Negro-driver in mourning for a great patriot\u003cbr\u003e 12. Indian practice of burning the underwood to enable the natives to pursue the game\u003cbr\u003e 13. Description of Nashville\u003cbr\u003e 14. The religious sect of the Campbellites\u003cbr\u003e 15. Leave Nashville\u003cbr\u003e 16. Leave Louisville, and take to the stage-coach again\u003cbr\u003e 17. A remarkable barrow\u003cbr\u003e 18. Purchase a waggon\u003cbr\u003e 19. Departure from St. Louis\u003cbr\u003e 20. Taplitt and Perry's lead mines\u003cbr\u003e 21. Mine la Motte\u003cbr\u003e 22. Big Black River.\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":46266033766680,"sku":"9781108032803","price":34.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032803i.jpg?v=1694873711","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/excursion-through-the-slave-states-from-washington-on-the-potomac-to-the-frontier-of-mexico-with-sketches-of-popular-manners-and-geological-notices-paperback-9781108032803","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}