Early Western Travels, 1748-1846

Volume IV, Cuming's Tour to the Western Country (1807-1809)

By:

Reuben Gold Thwaites

Format:

Paperback / softback

Show Hide Adult Content

$96.00

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Free Delivery with Primate

Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $16.00 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 11-21 June using International Courier

Description

Cuming's tour serves as a record of a country in its infancy. His journeys include a pedestrian tour from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh in January, 1807, and continue in July by boat down the Ohio to Kentucky, then by foot, stage and saddle to West Virginia and back to Pittsburgh. In 1808 he embarked for the Mississippi Territory penetrating the Spanish Territory of West Florida as far as Baton Rouge. The last chapter continues the journey to New Orleans using the journal of a "gentleman of accurate observation, a passenger in a New Orleans boat." Cuming's "attitude was sympathetic towards the new and raw regions through which he traveled; nevertheless this fact does not appear to have unduly affected his purpose of giving an accurate picture of what he saw." He "portrays the possibilities of the new land, its remarkable growth, its opportunities for development, and the vigor and enterprise of its inhabitants." "In plain, dispassionate style, he has given us a picture of American life in the West, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, that for clear-cut outlines and fidelity of presentation has the effect of a series of photographic representations."

Release date NZ

September 1st, 2013

Author

Reuben Gold Thwaites

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

illustrations

Pages

380

Dimensions

140x216x20

ISBN-13

9780788444432

Product ID

21756891

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here