American Notes (Version 2)
by Charles Dickens
About this book
Charles Dickens records his impressions of America during his 1842 journey. - Summary by Brad "Hamlet" Filippone
Chapters (19)
1Going Away
2The Passage Out
3Boston, part one
4Boston, part two
5An American Railroad. Lowell and its Factory System
6Worcester. The Connecticut River. Hartford. New Haven. To New York
7New York
8Philadelphia, and its Solitary Prison
9Washington. The Legislature. And the President’s House
10A Night Steamer on the Potomac River. Virginia Road, and a Black Driver. Richmond. Baltimore. The Harrisburg Mail, and a Glimpse of the City. A Canal Boat
11Some further Account of the Canal Boat, its Domestic Economy, and its Passengers. Journey to Pittsburg across the Alleghany Mountains. Pittsburg
12From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a Western Steamboat. Cincinnati
13From Cincinnati to Louisville in another Western Steamboat; and from Louisville to St. Louis in another. St. Louis
14A Jaunt to the Looking-glass Prairie and back
15Return to Cincinnati. A Stage-coach Ride from that City to Columbus, and thence to Sandusky. So, by Lake Erie, to the Falls of Niagara
16In Canada; Toronto; Kingston; Montreal; Quebec; St. John’s. In the United States again; Lebanon; The Shaker Village; West Point
17The Passage Home
18Slavery
19Concluding Remarks - Postscript
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