American Scenes and Christian Slavery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108003872)

First published in 1849, American Scenes and Christian Slavery is a description, in epistolary format, of American life, nature, culture, and its slave trade during the nineteenth century, as observed by a British abolitionist, Ebenezer Davies, during his travels through the United States. Davies had been the minister of Mission Chapel, New Amsterdam, and in this collection of letters, he offers valuable contemporary perspectives on the people and the manners of America as they appeared to him during a journey of over four thousand miles. A favourable reception of a few similar letters that were published in the Patriot magazine paved the way for the preparation of this book. The book's 37 chapters record the author's impressions of Ohio, the river Mississippi and the cities of New Orleans, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Davies' travelogue is a witty account of an English traveller's experiences of nineteenth-century America.

Author: Ebenezer Davies
ISBN-10: 1108003877
ISBN-13: 9781108003872
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2009
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.77d