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New York:: Arno Press,, 1974.. Hardcover -. Ex-library with a missing front endpaper, but overall tight and sturdy in gold cloth with dark brown lettering. A clean copy with only a few markings. Uncommon. . Facsimile reprint. A favorable account of his travels in the United States - he began by travelling to New York City, describing the public buildings, churches of various religions, politics and elections, libraries, auctions and more. His wanderings included Niagara, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Boston, Montreal and Quebec, and the subjects of his comments are equally varied - from Indians to Negroes, to boarding house life, burial practices, the zeal of the firemen in the cities, the new prison at Charleston just outside Boston, etc. Originally published anonymously in 1833 as "By a Citizen of the World" this has been attributed to Liverpool merchant James Boardman. A title in the Foreign Travelers in America 1810-1935 series. xi, 430 pp plus 2 pp list of the series.
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America, and the Americans (Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935) Unknown - 1974
by Boardman, James
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- Title America, and the Americans (Foreign Travelers in America, 1810-1935)
- Author Boardman, James
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- Edition Facsimile reprin
- Publisher Ayer Co Pub
- Date 1974-06
- ISBN 9780405054433
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AMERICA, AND THE AMERICANS...By a Citizen of the World.
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