Diary In America Volume I - Marryat, Captain Frederick
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""Diary in America V1"" is a travelogue written by Captain Frederick Marryat, a British naval officer, during his visit to the United States in the 1830s. The book is a detailed account of his journey across the country, from New York to the Mississippi River, and his observations of American society, politics, and culture. Marryat provides a vivid description of the American landscape, its people, and their way of life. He also discusses the issue of slavery and its impact on American society. The book is an insightful and entertaining read, offering a unique perspective on America during a…mehr

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""Diary in America V1"" is a travelogue written by Captain Frederick Marryat, a British naval officer, during his visit to the United States in the 1830s. The book is a detailed account of his journey across the country, from New York to the Mississippi River, and his observations of American society, politics, and culture. Marryat provides a vivid description of the American landscape, its people, and their way of life. He also discusses the issue of slavery and its impact on American society. The book is an insightful and entertaining read, offering a unique perspective on America during a time of great change and transformation.There is no part of the world, perhaps, where you have more difficulty in obtaining permission to be alone, and indulge in a reverie, than in America. The Americans are as gregarious as school-boys, and think it an incivility to leave you by yourself. Every thing is done in crowds, and among a crowd. They even prefer a double bed to a single one, and I have often had the offer to sleep with me made out of real kindness. You must go ""east of sun-rise"" (or west of sun-set) if you would have solitude.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Captain Frederick Marryat (an early innovator of the sea story) was a British Royal Navy Officer and novelist. He gained the Royal Human Society's gold medal for bravery, before leaving the services in 1830 to write books. He is mainly remembered for his stories of the sea, many written from his own experiences. He started a series of adventure novels marked by a brilliant, direct narrative style and an absolute fund of incident and fun. These have The King's Own (1830), Peter Simple (1834), and Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836). He also created a number of children's books, among which The Children of the New Forest (1847), a story of the English Civil Wars is a classic of children literature. A Life and Letters was processed by his daughter Florence (1872). He is recognized also for a broadly used system of maritime flag signalling known as Marryat's Code. Familiar for his adventurous novels, his works are known for their representation of deep family bonds and social structure beside naval action. Marryat died in 1848 at the age of fifty.