The Englishwoman in America

Bibliographic Data

ID19924639
AuthorsIsabella L Bird, Isabella Bird (corresponding author)
Year2009
Pages464
Publication date2009-07-20
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Englishwoman in America (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511693793
OpenAlexW1998045576
Open LibraryOL27036505M
ISBN9780511693793
GOOGLE_BOOK_IDankJQAAACAAJ
LanguageEN
Citations received9

In 1856, Isabella Bird published The Englishwoman in America, the first of what would be many books of her travels around the world. Adopting a tone of aloof bemusement, she describes in detail the hardships and annoyances of her travels by sea from England to Halifax, and on the road to Boston, Cincinnati, and Chicago. The book's 20 chapters are full of keenly observed and entertainingly told stories of pickpockets and luggage thieves, greasy hotels, and Americans who are very polite, but have the unfortunate habit of spitting on the floor. Bird admits to sharing the regrettably prejudiced view the English have of America, but nevertheless finds much to like and admire in this new country bustling with ethnically diverse immigrants full of energy and bravado. The Englishwoman in America is a wonderful travelogue that offers a lively and personal glimpse into mid-nineteenth-century America

Art history · Constitution · Epistemology · Genealogy · George (robot) · House of Commons · Ignorance · Nothing · Political science · Queen (butterfly) · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy · 1783-1865 · 1831-1904 · Bird, isabella l. (isabella lucy) · canada · description and travel · English · Manners and customs · Personal narratives · Social life and customs · Travel · united states · Women

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access