America by River and Rail Or, Notes by the Way on the New World and Its People

Name: America by River and Rail Or, Notes by the Way on the New World and Its People
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ISBN: 9781429003315

ISBN-10: 1429003316

ISBN-13: 9781429003315

Edition: N/A

Authors: William Ferguson

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Originally published in 1856, William Ferguson's America by River and Rail, or Notes by the Way on the New World and its People is a diary of his impressions of his travels along the East coast, out to the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, and through Montreal and Quebec. While his stated attempt is to provide a record of facts and opinions, to add to the "mosaic" of knowledge about America without entering himself into the discussion, Ferguson, nonetheless, shows us two sides of America. The first is the "noisiest" class, that of the politicians and "money-getters" from whom many pervious writers take their impressions of America-much to the negative of her image. Ferguson,…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: Applewood Books
Publication date: 1/31/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English