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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES SILK BUCKINGHAM 2 VOLUME SET
INCLUDING HIS VOYAGES, TRAVELS, ADVENTURES, SPECULATIONS, SUCCESSES AND FAILURES |
| By: |
James Silk Buckingham |
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Multiple copy pack |
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£59.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
110803859X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108038591 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
8 November, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia |
| Pages: |
862 |
| Description: |
This two-volume autobiography of James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855), traveller, writer and social idealist, was published in 1855. |
| Synopsis: |
James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He first went to sea as a boy, and spent a period as a Spanish prisoner-of-war. He was expelled from India in 1823 for criticising the East India Company and the Bengal government. Back in London, he was a supporter of political, social and military reform, and served as the first MP for Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. He founded several journals, including The Athenaeum, a weekly London periodical. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, and was highly critical of America's economic dependence on slavery. This autobiography, which remained incomplete at his death, was published in 1855, and shows the range of his interests, his energy, and his desire for social and political reform. |
| Illustrations: |
1 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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