Alexander Mackay

The Western World; or Travels in the United States in 1846-47 - Volume 3

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Scottish journalist's account, published in 1849, of the vibrant society and prosperous economy observed on his travels in America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781108033329
• ISBN-10: 1108033326
• Artikelnr.: 33776479

Inhaltsangabe

1. The valley of the Mississippi: from New Orleans to Vicksburg
2. The valley of the Mississippi
3. From St. Louis to Louisville, Cincinnati, and Pittsburg: mining interests of the United States
4. From Pittsburg to Niagara
5. Artificial irrigation of the United States: rivalry between Canada and New York for the carrying-trade of the North-West - the navigation laws
6. From Buffalo to Utica, and thence to Montreal by the St. Lawrence
7. From Montreal to Saratoga, Albany, and West Point: military spirit and military establishments of the United States
8. Education and literature in the United States
9. Religion in the United States
10. Lowell: manufactures and manufacturing interest of the United States
11. American character: physical condition of society in America
12. A peep into the future
A chapter on California.