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Men and Manners in America: Volume 1

Men and Manners in America: Volume 1

Hamilton, Thomas

Paperback

Travel Writing19th Century United States HistoryGeneral United States

ISBN10: 1108002757
ISBN13: 9781108002752
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 13 2009
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Throughout Men and Manners in America, Thomas Hamilton (1789-1842) describes with scathing honesty, and a sometimes sarcastic wit, the political and social structures of the newly independent United States. Hamilton journeyed to America in 1830, determined to write a conclusive and impartial account of its democracy. On his return, however, he was desperately aware that this impartiality had produced writings with the potential to deeply offend. Men and Manners in America was, in fact, published almost a year later (1833) when Hamilton finally felt duty-bound to speak the truth. His writings serve as a discerning and thorough study of the beginnings of American democracy, and as a delightfully unintended example of the 'prejudices natural to an [nineteenth- century] Englishman'. Volume 1 describes his experiences of New York, Boston, New England, and Philadelphia.

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