A second visit to the United States of North America : in two volumes [volume 2]
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is part of: Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
creator: Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875
issued: 2015-09
issued: [between 1849 and 1850]
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/chungpub/items/1.0129119/source.json
extent: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 20 cm
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note: r r A SECOND VISIT THE UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA, BY SIR CHARLES LYEL1, P.R.S., PRESIDENT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, AUTHOR OF "THE PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY," AND "TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA." IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. NEW YORK: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY. 1850. -^ CONTENTS OP THE SECOND VOLUMI CHAPTER XX. Darien to Savannah.—Black Baptist Chiirjph and Preacher.—Negro Prayer.—Negro Intelligence.—Bribery of Irish Voters.—Dirt-Eaters. —Railway Expedition on Hand-Oar.—Geology of Georgia.—Negroes more progressive in Upper Country.—Indifference of Georgians to Winter Cold.—Wan* of Elbow-Room in Pine-Barrens PAGE 13 CHAPTER XXI. Indian Mounds and Block-house at Macon, Georgia.—Fashionists.— Funeral of Northern Man.—Geology and silicified Corals and Shells —Stage Traveling to Milledgeville.—Negro Children.—Home-made Soap.—Decomposition of Gneiss.—Deep Ravines recently excavated after clearing of Forest—"Man shot in a Brawl,—Disappointed Place- Hunter.—Lynch Law in Florida,—Repeal of English Corn-Laws.— War Spirit abating 22 CHAPTER XXII. Macon to Columbus by Stage.—Rough Traveling.-»*«Passage of Flint- River,—Columbus.—Recent Departure of ©reek Indians.—Falls of the Chatahoochie.—Competition of Negro and White Mechanics.—Age VI CONTENTS. of Pine Trees.—Abolitionist " Wrecker" in Railway Car.—Runaway Slave.—Sale of Novels by News-boys.—Character of Newspaper Press.—Geology and Cretaceous Strata, Montgomery.—Curfew.—Sunday School for Negroes.—Protracted Meeting PAGE 34 CHAPTER XXIII. Voyage from Montgomery to Mobile.—Description of a large River Steamer.—Shipping of Cotton at Bluffs.—Fossils collected at Landings.—Collision of Steamer with the Boughs of Trees.—-Story of a German Stewardess.—Emigration of Stephanists from Saxony.—Perpetuation of Stephanist and Mormon Doctrines.—Distinct Table for Colored and White Passengers.—Landing at Claiborne by Torchlight.—Fossil Shells 44 CHAPTER XXIV. Claiborne, Alabama.—Movers to Texas.—State Debts and Li…
note: The visit was made in 1845-1846 Includes bibliographical references and index
has type: Books
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0129119
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New York : Harper
current location: Rare Books and Special Collections
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source: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5018 .L98 1849
subject: Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875--Travel--United States
subject: Geology--United States
subject: United States--Description and travel
type: Text