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This account by an English lady traveling in America in 1854 with relatives was written for her friends rather than for publication. At nearly 500 pages, her narrative is very rich in detail. Probably because of the intended audience, it is light, amusing, frank and opinionated. Her route included substantial travel in the east as well as a western itinerary that included stays in Cincinnati and Chicago.
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The Englishwoman in America
This account by an English lady traveling in America in 1854 with relatives was written for her friends rather than for publication. At nearly 500 pages, her narrative is very rich in detail. Probably because of the intended audience, it is light, amusing, frank and opinionated. Her route included substantial travel in the east as well as a western itinerary that included stays in Cincinnati and Chicago.
The origin of the English nation
A great nation is built by diversity, and in this compelling history, H. Munro Chadwick explains the rich cultures that laid England’s foundation. In the sixth century the closely-related but intriguingly individualistic Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Dutch Normans, and Vikings, among others, united to build one of the most powerful empires to ever exist.