The Travel Journals of Henrietta Marchant Liston: North America and Lower Canada, 1796-1800
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00RL7EELQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 546 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Margaret Troupin said A Great Read. Louise V. North, a marvelous writer, editor, and researcher, has brought us another time travel adventure through American History. (See also her "In the Words of Women" and "Selected Letters of John Jay and Sarah Livingston Jay.")Henrietta Marchant Liston was not content to just live
North is the author of Selected Letters of John Jay and Sarah Livingston Jay and In the Words of Women: The Revolutionary War and the Birth of the Nation, 1765-1799.. Louise V
Liston’s engaging writing will win the hearts of all readers.For more on this topic, please visit the author's website at inthewordsofwomen.. Liston’s narrative in historical context. Mrs. Travel writing has a long history, the accounts as varied as the reasons why people travel.Although most travel publications of the eighteenth century were written by men, those by women, perhaps most famously Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, were also widely read.The Travel Journals of Henrietta Marchant Liston: North America & Lower Canada, 1796–1800 consists of the nine journals that Mrs. She was astonished by the variety of the North American landscape, particularly its flora.Each journal has an introduction to put Mrs. Liston was genuinely curious about the New World: she wanted to learn about the different regions, to interact with the people who lived there, and to visit its natural wonders. Mrs. Liston wrote her journals (which, with one exception, have never been published) for her personal use as an aide-memoire to share with family and friends. Mrs. Liston’s description of their friendship with President and Mrs. Mrs. She is an intelligent and discerning guide to the eastern part of North America at a time of territorial expansion, of dispossession of Indian Nations from their territories by settlers, and of international upheavals. Washington is clear-eyed as well as deeply appreciative, bringing those historical figures to life. Full of zest,
North’s introductions to each chapter are elegantly written and her enthusiasm for this Scottish journalist is justified by every engrossing page. Brava, Louise North, for recognizing once again the value and appeal of an overlooked primary source. These journals of Henrietta Liston are filled with vivid descriptions of the eighteenth-century American landscape, insightful portraits of America’s political leaders, and keen observations on the character of the American people. (David Gellman, DePauw University) . Louise V. North’s able editing ensures that bumping down America’s back roads with the wife of the British ambassador is an adventure and an education. (Carol Berkin, Baruch College and The Graduate Center, CUNY)Henrietta Marchant Liston’s journals vividly document the people and the landscape of the early American republic