Retrospect of Western Travel

By: Harriet Martineau

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Synopsis: "This new abridgement of the original 1838 edition offers a view of Jacksonian America. Here are Martineau's condemnation of slavery and her championship of abolition and women's rights; her incisive portraits of Jackson, Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Garrison, Emerson, and the Beechers; her observations of American schools, asylums, colleges, and prisons; and her eyewitness accounts of a presidential assassination attempt, a lynch mob, a slave auction, a Quaker wedding, and a Harvard commencement. Historian Daniel Feller, author of The Jacksonian Promise, introduces the narrative, identifies the major characters, and provides an index for easy use. "--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 203 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780765602145
Publisher:: M. E. Sharpe Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 10/10/12
Copyrighted By:: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Psychology, Social Studies, Sociology
Submitted By:: Texas A&M University
Proofread By:: Texas A&M University
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.