{"product_id":"travels-in-north-america-in-the-years-1827-and-1828-paperback-9781108032834","title":"Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032834","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed account of Captain Basil Hall's travels in North America between 1827 and 1828, first published in 1829.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBasil Hall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032834, 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\"\u003e440 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 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\"\u003eCaptain 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. New York\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hudson River\u003cbr\u003e 3. West Point\u003cbr\u003e 4. Schenectady\u003cbr\u003e 5. Village of Rochester\u003cbr\u003e 6. Falls of Rochester\u003cbr\u003e 7. Falls of Niagara\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Welland and other canals in Canada\u003cbr\u003e 9. Expedition to the Grand River\u003cbr\u003e 10. Burlington Bay\u003cbr\u003e 11. Visit to the emigrants sent out by government in 1825\u003cbr\u003e 12. Details of the progress of new settlements in Canada\u003cbr\u003e 13. Last view of Niagara\u003cbr\u003e 14. Montreal\u003cbr\u003e 15. Advantages of the British North American colonies to England, and of England to those colonies.\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":46266033832216,"sku":"9781108032834","price":37.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032834i.jpg?v=1694873689","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-north-america-in-the-years-1827-and-1828-paperback-9781108032834","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}