Society in America by Harriet Martineau (English) Paperback Book

Description: Society in America by Harriet Martineau The British scholar Harriet Martineau spent two years travelling throughout the United States before writing this 1837 commentary on American society. Her three-volume work was the culmination of intensive research into the state of US politics, economics, civilisation and religion sixty years after the nations birth. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The British scholar Harriet Martineau spent two years travelling throughout the United States before writing her three-volume commentary, Society in America, in 1837. Her lengthy journey began in New York in the autumn of 1834, less than sixty years after the birth of the United States, and she immersed herself in the politics, economics, civilisation and religions of the country before returning to England in the summer of 1836. Her travels took her to the nations capital, where she enjoyed the hospitality of the president, witnessed Supreme Court proceedings and visited both houses of Congress. She also went to prisons, hospitals and mental institutions, literary and scientific foundations, factories, plantations and farms around the land; lived in farmhouses and log cabins; and travelled by horse, stagecoach and steamboat. This second volume is devoted to the United States economy of the 1830s, examining American agriculture, transportation, manufacturing and commerce. Table of Contents Part II. Economy: 1. Agriculture; 2. Transport and markets; 3. Manufactures; 4. Commerce; 5. Morals of economy. Promotional A first hand account of nineteenth-century American institutions and society resulting from two years of intensive travel and research. Promotional "Headline" A first hand account of nineteenth-century American institutions and society resulting from two years of intensive travel and research. Description for Bookstore The British scholar Harriet Martineau spent two years travelling throughout the United States before writing this 1837 commentary on American society. Her three-volume work was the culmination of intensive research into the state of US politics, economics, civilisation and religion sixty years after the nations birth. Description for Library The British scholar Harriet Martineau spent two years travelling throughout the United States before writing this 1837 commentary on American society. Her three-volume work was the culmination of intensive research into the state of US politics, economics, civilisation and religion sixty years after the nations birth. Details ISBN110800363X Author Harriet Martineau Short Title SOCIETY IN AMER Pages 380 Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 110800363X ISBN-13 9781108003636 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2009 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1802 Death 1876 DEWEY 973.5 Publication Date 2009-07-20 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises AU Release Date 2009-07-20 NZ Release Date 2009-07-20 UK Release Date 2009-07-20 Alternative 9780511703034 Series Number Volume 2 Audience Professional & Vocational Series Cambridge Library Collection - North American History We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:22790750;

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