Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828

A detailed account of Captain Basil Hall's travels in North America between 1827 and 1828, first published in 1829.

Basil Hall (Author)

9781108032834, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 September 2011

440 pages, 1 map
21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg

Captain Basil Hall (1788–1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. After attending the Royal High School in Edinburgh he joined the Navy in 1802, and was appointed captain in 1814. He served on many diplomatic and scientific naval missions, and on his retirement from the Navy began to publish accounts of his experiences, based on his journals. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828. Hall provides a fascinating and engaging description of social conditions, political structures and political tensions in Canada and America in the period, while also illustrating contemporary English prejudices concerning American society. Volume 1 contains his descriptions of New York, including his visits to prisons and hospitals of the city, and Massachusetts, together with an analysis of Canadian maritime defences and the settlements of Montreal and Quebec.

Preface
1. New York
2. Hudson River
3. West Point
4. Schenectady
5. Village of Rochester
6. Falls of Rochester
7. Falls of Niagara
8. The Welland and other canals in Canada
9. Expedition to the Grand River
10. Burlington Bay
11. Visit to the emigrants sent out by government in 1825
12. Details of the progress of new settlements in Canada
13. Last view of Niagara
14. Montreal
15. Advantages of the British North American colonies to England, and of England to those colonies.

Subject Areas: History of the Americas [HBJK]