Civilized America
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Part of Cambridge Library Collection - North American History
- Author: Thomas Colley Grattan
- Date Published: September 2011
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108033251
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Published in 1859, Thomas Colley Grattan's work illustrates antebellum America through anecdote and reflection. Dublin-born Grattan (1791/2–1864) became a journalist and novelist after abandoning a potential military career in favour of settled life in France. In Paris Grattan contributed to literary magazines and became acquainted with various writers, including Washington Irving, to whom he dedicated his celebrated Highways and Byways (1823). After living in the Netherlands and Belgium, Grattan was made - with the support of King Leopold - British Consul in Boston, where he began these two volumes. Determined to tell 'the truth of the New World' so that Europe may understand it, Grattan asks serious questions about American life. Volume 1 describes his first impressions of the United States and of life in New England. Volume 2 examines the treatment of the Irish, women, and Native Americans, and it criticizes the South's slave-based economy and society.
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- Date Published: September 2011
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108033251
- length: 1008 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 61 mm
- weight: 1.3kg
- contains: 2 maps
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Introduction
1. The voyage
2. First impressions
3. Boston: Nahant
4. Nahant
5. National characteristics
6. National characteristics continued
7. The social system in New England
8. Edward Everett
9. My first visit to Washington
10. Washington
11. John Caldwell Calhoun
12. American aristocracy
13. Political ultras
14. Daniel Webster
15. Servants
16. The law and its practice
17. The Federal Union
18. Political parties
19. Party designs: presidential election
20. Inauguration of President Harrison
21. The north-eastern boundary question
22. The north-eastern boundary question continued
23. The north-eastern boundary question continued
Appendix. Volume 2:
1. The Irish in America
2. The women of America
3. Comparison and contrasts between England and America
4. The fine arts in America
5. Extremes of savage and civilized life. The Indian tribes
6. European travellers and visitors
7. The Southern States
8. The Southern States continued
9. The annexation of Texas
10. Annexation of Texas continued
11. Are the Americans a happy people?
12. Religious sects
13. Speculative philosophy
14. Education. Literature. The drama
15. Henry Clay
16. Slavery
17. Miscellaneous subjects
18. Miscellaneous subjects continued
Appendix.
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