{"product_id":"memoirs-of-an-american-lady-with-sketches-of-manners-and-scenes-in-america-as-they-existed-previous-to-the-revolution-paperback-9781108033398","title":"Memoirs of an American Lady; With Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America, as They Existed Previous to the Revolution (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033398","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMemoirs of an American Lady\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America, as They Existed Previous to the Revolution\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scottish writer Anne Grant (1755–1838) presents her childhood memories of pre-revolutionary New York in this work of 1808.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnne MacVicar Grant (Author), James Grant Wilson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033398, 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\"\u003e390 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 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\"\u003eOriginally published in 1808, this work had long been out of print before being revived in this 1876 edition, which is enhanced by a biography of the author by her godson. A poet, letter-writer and essayist, Anne Grant (1755–1838) lived in America between the ages of three and thirteen, after which her family returned to Scotland. Described by the author as a 'miscellany of description, observation and detail', the book paints a charming picture of New York life in the idyllic world of pre-revolutionary America. Grant blends memories of her childhood in Albany with biographical details of her friend Madame Schuyler, of whom she wrote 'whatever culture my mind received, I owe to her'. Greatly admired by Scott and Southey, the book provides sketches of New York life alongside anecdotes of the Indians. For more information on this author, see http:\/\/orlando.cambridge.org\/protected\/svPeople?formname=r\u0026amp;person_id=granan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Memoir of Mrs. Grant\u003cbr\u003e Inscription\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Origin of the settlement of Albany\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Five Nations - John and Philip Schuyler\u003cbr\u003e 3. Colonel Schuyler and five Sachems visit England\u003cbr\u003e 4. Colonel Schuyler and the Sachems\u003cbr\u003e 5. State of religion among the settlers\u003cbr\u003e 6. Description of Albany\u003cbr\u003e 7. Gentle treatment of slaves among the Albanians\u003cbr\u003e 8. Education and early habits of the Albanians\u003cbr\u003e 9. First adventures of the Indian traders\u003cbr\u003e 10. Marriages, amusements, rural excursions, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 11. Winter amusements\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lay-brothers\u003cbr\u003e 13. Progress of knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 14. Marriage of Miss Schuyler\u003cbr\u003e 15. Philip Schuyler\u003cbr\u003e 16. Account of the three brothers\u003cbr\u003e 17. The house and rural economy of the Flats\u003cbr\u003e 18. Description of Colonel Schuyler's barn\u003cbr\u003e 19. Military preparations\u003cbr\u003e 20. A refractory warrior\u003cbr\u003e 21. Distinguishing characteristics of the New York colonists\u003cbr\u003e 22. Adoption of children common in the province\u003cbr\u003e 23. Colonel Schuyler's military partiality\u003cbr\u003e 24. Progress of civilization in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 25. Independence of the Indians how first diminished\u003cbr\u003e 26. Attractions of the Indian mode of life\u003cbr\u003e 27. Indians attached by conversion\u003cbr\u003e 28. Christian Indians\u003cbr\u003e 29. Madame's adopted children\u003cbr\u003e 30. Death of young Philip Schuyler\u003cbr\u003e 31. Hospitality\u003cbr\u003e 32. Resources of Madame\u003cbr\u003e 33. Followers of the army\u003cbr\u003e 34. Arrival of a new regiment\u003cbr\u003e 35. Plays acted\u003cbr\u003e 36. Domine Frelinghuysen leaves his people\u003cbr\u003e 37. Death of Colonel Philip Schuyler\u003cbr\u003e 38. Mrs. Schuyler's arrangements and conduct after the Colonel's death\u003cbr\u003e 39. Mohawk Indians\u003cbr\u003e 40. General Abercrombie\u003cbr\u003e 41. Defeat at Ticonderoga\u003cbr\u003e 42. The family of Madame's sister\u003cbr\u003e 43. Further success of the British arms\u003cbr\u003e 44. Burning of the House at the Flats\u003cbr\u003e 45. Continuation of the journey\u003cbr\u003e 46. Benefit of select reading\u003cbr\u003e 47. Gardening and agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 48. Madame's family and society described\u003cbr\u003e 49. Sir Jeffrey Amherst\u003cbr\u003e 50. Pondiac\u003cbr\u003e 51. Death of Captain Dalziel\u003cbr\u003e 52. Madame's popularity\u003cbr\u003e 53. Return of the 55th regiment to Europe\u003cbr\u003e 54. Property at Clarendon\u003cbr\u003e 55. Return to the Flats\u003cbr\u003e 56. Melancholy presages\u003cbr\u003e 57. Settlers of a new description\u003cbr\u003e 58. Mode of conveying timber in rafts down the river\u003cbr\u003e 59. The Swamp\u003cbr\u003e 60. Mrs. Schuyler's view of the continental politics\u003cbr\u003e 61. Description of the breaking up of the ice on Hudson's Bay\u003cbr\u003e 62. Departure from Albany\u003cbr\u003e 63. Prosperity of Albany\u003cbr\u003e 64. Further reflections\u003cbr\u003e 65. Sketch of the settlement of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e 66. Prospects brightening in America\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\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":46266035896600,"sku":"9781108033398","price":31.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033398i.jpg?v=1694873760","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/memoirs-of-an-american-lady-with-sketches-of-manners-and-scenes-in-america-as-they-existed-previous-to-the-revolution-paperback-9781108033398","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}