Name: Excursion Through the Slave States, From Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico 2 Volume Set: Excursion Through the Slave States, From. Library Collection - North American History)
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Author: George William Featherstonhaugh
ISBN: 9781108032810

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Excursion Through the Slave States, From Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico 2 Volume Set: Excursion Through the Slave States, From. Library Collection - North American History)

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Physical Book

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Author

George William Featherstonhaugh

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

412

Format

Paperback

ISBN

1108032818

ISBN13

9781108032810

Synopsis "Excursion Through the Slave States, From Washington on the Potomac to the Frontier of Mexico 2 Volume Set: Excursion Through the Slave States, From. Library Collection - North American History) "

The English geologist George William Featherstonhaugh (1780–1866) was commissioned to undertake a survey of the Arkansas territory in America, and spent 1834–5 travelling through the southern slave states to reach his destination. He was shocked by the slave system of the south, saying he 'had never seen so revolting a sight'. When he began to write about his experiences, Featherstonhaugh was urged not to publish his work in the US, as his opinions might 'irritate a powerful interest', and his manuscript remained unpublished until 1844, after his return to England. His lively two-volume account of his adventures contains a fascinating mixture of scientific and sociological detail. It is a closely observed record of Southern society in the period before the Civil War that candidly documents the violence experienced by Black slaves, Native Americans and frontier settlers. Volume 2 describes the geography and inhabitants of Arksansas and New Orleans.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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