American Travellers in Liverpool
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2008
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-84631-129-1 (ISBN)
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-84631-129-1 (ISBN)
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Many nineteenth-century American travellers left fascinating
accounts of their experiences in Liverpool, which was often their first port of
call in Britain. This book collects excerpts from their stories, along with an
updated introduction and suggestions for further reading, exploring the rich
variety of cultural contacts between the two nations.
Liverpool was the first British port of call for most American travellers throughout the nineteenth century. Many left accounts of their experiences in the city, providing fascinating glimpses of a Liverpool life that has now disappeared. The excerpts collected here give a series of American views of Liverpool and demonstrate the rich variety of cultural contacts between the two nations during the nineteenth century.
accounts of their experiences in Liverpool, which was often their first port of
call in Britain. This book collects excerpts from their stories, along with an
updated introduction and suggestions for further reading, exploring the rich
variety of cultural contacts between the two nations.
Liverpool was the first British port of call for most American travellers throughout the nineteenth century. Many left accounts of their experiences in the city, providing fascinating glimpses of a Liverpool life that has now disappeared. The excerpts collected here give a series of American views of Liverpool and demonstrate the rich variety of cultural contacts between the two nations during the nineteenth century.
David Seed is Professor of English at the University of Liverpool.
Introduction
List of Illustrations
1. Commercial, Diplomatic and Scientific Travellers
2 Passionate Pilgrims
3. Audubon and Catlin: Artists of the American Wilderness
4. Herman Melville: Redburn
5. Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Consul
6. Social Observers
7. African American Campaigners, Abolition and Evangelism
8. Lecturers and Reformers
9. The American Civil War
10. Overviews of the City and Public Events
Further Reading
Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, color |
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Verlagsort | Liverpool |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa |
ISBN-10 | 1-84631-129-2 / 1846311292 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84631-129-1 / 9781846311291 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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