Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico: With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices

Excursion through the Slave States, from Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico: With Sketches of Popular Manners and Geological Notices In 1834–5 the English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) travelled from the East Coast of the US to the Arkansas territory. Published in 1844, this two-volume travelogue vividly records the landscape, natural history and society of the southern slave states. Volume 2 focuses on Arkansas and New Orleans. Autor: George William Featherstonhaugh Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press Rok wydania: 2011 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 412 Wymiary: 21.6 x 2.3 x 14 cm Ilustracje: 1 Plates, black and white; 2 Halftones, unspecified Język: angielski ISBN: 9781108032810