Reed Brown's 1841 Journey: America Through the Eyes of a Vermont Yankee Contributor(s): Allen, Richard H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1949066096 ISBN-13: 9781949066098 Publisher: Onion River Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 9" (0.44 lbs) 142 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Publisher Description: In the fall of 1841, Vermonter Reed Brown set out on a two-month odyssey with two goals: to obtain a patent for his improved carriage springs, and to assist his brother Nathaniel, in jail in Ohio. Reed kept a journal that chronicles the dangers and difficulties, as well as some of the pleasures, of travel in that time. He experienced: The journal is transcribed here, and presented in a well-researched historical context that includes reminiscences from more famous writers of the same time period, such as Charles Dickens and Frances Trollope. This is an intriguing look at antebellum life in America through the eyes of a Vermont Yankee stepping into the unfamiliar |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Richard H.: - Richard H. Allen is a retired school teacher and the author of numerous books and articles on local Vermont history. |