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TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA, IN THE YEARS 1827 AND 1828
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| By: |
Captain Basil Hall |
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Paperback |
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£37.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108032834 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108032834 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
22 September, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - North American History |
| Pages: |
440 |
| Description: |
A detailed account of Captain Basil Hall's travels in North America between 1827 and 1828, first published in 1829. |
| Synopsis: |
Captain Basil Hall (1788-1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. After attending the Royal High School in Edinburgh he joined the Navy in 1802, and was appointed captain in 1814. He served on many diplomatic and scientific naval missions, and on his retirement from the Navy began to publish accounts of his experiences, based on his journals. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828. Hall provides a fascinating and engaging description of social conditions, political structures and political tensions in Canada and America in the period, while also illustrating contemporary English prejudices concerning American society. Volume 1 contains his descriptions of New York, including his visits to prisons and hospitals of the city, and Massachusetts, together with an analysis of Canadian maritime defences and the settlements of Montreal and Quebec. |
| Illustrations: |
1 map |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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