Star-Spangled Eden 19th Century America Through the Eyes of Dickens, Wilde, Francis Trollope, Frank Harris and Other British Travellers

Name: Star-Spangled Eden 19th Century America Through the Eyes of Dickens, Wilde, Francis Trollope, Frank Harris and Other British Travellers
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ISBN: 9780786707348

ISBN-10: 0786707348

ISBN-13: 9780786707348

Edition: 2000

Authors: James C. Simmons

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This text explores the great American experiment as seen by eight famous 19th century British visitors who, like de Tocqueville, singularly captured its moment in history.

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Publication date: 3/17/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386

Introduction	p. 1
Jacksonian America	p. 5
Frances Trollope: America's Nemesis	p. 15
Fanny Kemble: British Mistress of a Georgian Plantation	p. 53
Charles Dickens: The Great Quarrel with America	p. 95
The Western Frontier	p. 133
Ruxton of the Rockies	p. 143
Richard Burton: By Stagecoach Through the Far West	p. 183
The Civil War	p. 215
Bull Run Russell	p. 223
The Rise of Modern America	p. 251
Frank Harris: Confessions of a Cowboy	p. 259
Oscar Wilde: Wilde in the American Streets	p. 289
Epilogue	p. 329
Notes for Further Reading	p. 333
Bibliography	p. 337
Index	p. 347
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