The Statesmen of America in 1846In this book, first published in 1847, the English author Sarah Mytton Maury gives a personal and very positive account of her impressions of the United States upon arriving there in late 1845. Through marriage she gains access to many American statesmen of her day, and the book is dedicated to James Buchanan, later President of the United States. Maury portrays prominent senators, judges, officers, members of the clergy and Presidents John Adams and James K. Polk. Many of the descriptions are interspersed with extracts from speeches and letters by those portrayed. The book gives a great deal of attention to the early nineteenth-century dispute between Britain and the United States about territorial claims in the north-west, the so-called 'Oregon Question'. On this question as in other matters of contention or cultural differences between the two countries, Maury maintains a position of neutrality. |
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GALLATIN is eighty - seven ; and in the winter of 1845-6 , when I saw him in New
York , was in the full enjoyment of excellent bodily health and mental vigour . In
the previous June I had been gratified by a long interview with this enlightened ...
GALLATIN is eighty - seven ; and in the winter of 1845-6 , when I saw him in New
York , was in the full enjoyment of excellent bodily health and mental vigour . In
the previous June I had been gratified by a long interview with this enlightened ...
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In every relation of private life General Gaines is exemplary ; a most amiable and
excellent man ; and doubtless the President and the country , in the services of
this faithful Officer , will reap the reward of the confidence they have reposed in ...
In every relation of private life General Gaines is exemplary ; a most amiable and
excellent man ; and doubtless the President and the country , in the services of
this faithful Officer , will reap the reward of the confidence they have reposed in ...
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He is a man of science , equally well versed in the secrets of the sea and of the
sky ; an accomplished mariner , an admirable astronomer and mathematician ,
and a superior author on many subjects ; he writes excellent English . In spite of a
...
He is a man of science , equally well versed in the secrets of the sea and of the
sky ; an accomplished mariner , an admirable astronomer and mathematician ,
and a superior author on many subjects ; he writes excellent English . In spite of a
...
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... I hope to die ; it is the prevailing worship of my country ; for nineteen years I
have knelt by my husband's side at the same Altar ; its excellent and
indefatigable Minister , * is our neighbour , friend , and relative ; one by one our *
The Rev.
... I hope to die ; it is the prevailing worship of my country ; for nineteen years I
have knelt by my husband's side at the same Altar ; its excellent and
indefatigable Minister , * is our neighbour , friend , and relative ; one by one our *
The Rev.
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The scene of the College and grounds is very beautiful , an opening in the midst
of fine forest trees ; a running stream is near ; the buildings are handsome and
capacious ; the exterior of the Chapel is in excellent taste , and there are some
fine ...
The scene of the College and grounds is very beautiful , an opening in the midst
of fine forest trees ; a running stream is near ; the buildings are handsome and
capacious ; the exterior of the Chapel is in excellent taste , and there are some
fine ...
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| Titel | The Statesmen of America in 1846 Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive Band 360 von Travels in the Old South Iii |
| Autor/in | Sarah Mytton Maury |
| Verlag | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1847 |
| Original von | British Library |
| Digitalisiert | 28. Jan. 2016 |
| Länge | 548 Seiten |
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