{"product_id":"travels-through-canada-and-the-united-states-of-north-america-in-the-years-1806-1807-and-1808-paperback-9781108033275","title":"Travels through Canada and the United States of North America in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033275","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels through Canada and the United States of North America in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1811 book, reissued here in the 'improved' 1814 edition, is packed with fascinating anecdotes and observations on colonial society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Lambert (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033275, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e550 pages, 2 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.69 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\"\u003eIn the opening decades of the nineteenth century, the writings of John Lambert renewed the British public's fascination with the landscapes, peoples, flora, and fauna of the Canadian colonies and the United States. First published in 1811, and ultimately running into four editions, this two-volume work is packed with closely-observed descriptions, facts and figures about colonial life, as well as lively anecdotes. The 'corrected and improved' second edition reissued here was published in 1814, towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It promised to 'enable the British reader to form a just opinion of the Canadian colonies, and to appreciate the character of the neighbouring enemies who threaten their existence'. A trained painter, Lambert illustrated his account with lithographs based on his own watercolours. Volume 2 contrasts the excitement of New York, Charleston and Boston, bustling with markets, hotels and pleasure gardens, with the conditions endured by plantation slaves.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e25. Journey to New York\u003cbr\u003e 26. Leave Skenesborough\u003cbr\u003e 27. Boarding-house\u003cbr\u003e 28. Places of worship\u003cbr\u003e 29. Number of deaths at New York\u003cbr\u003e 30. Leave New York for Charleston\u003cbr\u003e 31. Population of Charleston\u003cbr\u003e 32. Servants at Charleston\u003cbr\u003e 33. Legislature of South Carolina\u003cbr\u003e 34. Arts, sciences, and literature of South Carolina\u003cbr\u003e 35. Climate of South Carolina\u003cbr\u003e 36. Journey from Charleston to Savannah on foot\u003cbr\u003e 37. Savannah\u003cbr\u003e 38. Leave Savannah\u003cbr\u003e 39. Leave Charleston\u003cbr\u003e 40. Arrival at Boston\u003cbr\u003e 41. Biographical notices and anecdotes of some of the most eminent public characters in the United States\u003cbr\u003e 42. Leave Boston.\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":46266035142936,"sku":"9781108033275","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033275i.jpg?v=1694873754","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-through-canada-and-the-united-states-of-north-america-in-the-years-1806-1807-and-1808-paperback-9781108033275","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}