Greater Britain Volume 1 Volume 1
As a young man, Charles Wentworth Dilke, the Cambridge-educated Radical politician who went on to campaign for votes for women & labourers, legalisation of trade unions, & universal schooling, spent two years touring the English-speaking world. This two-volume illustrated account of his jour...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2011.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge library collection. History. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b41962461*spi |
| Sumario: | As a young man, Charles Wentworth Dilke, the Cambridge-educated Radical politician who went on to campaign for votes for women & labourers, legalisation of trade unions, & universal schooling, spent two years touring the English-speaking world. This two-volume illustrated account of his journey was published in 1868, the year in which he first entered Parliament. Volume 1 describes his travels across the United States, where he arrived aboard The Saratoga, landing at Chesapeake Bay in Virginia on 20 June 1866. Dilke explored the reconstructing American South, the bustling eastern seaboard, the vast plains of the Midwest, the magnificent Rocky Mountain range, & the diverse landscape & peoples of California before venturing south into Mexico & departing for Polynesia & the Pacific islands. He discusses the legacy of British colonial culture in America, & its continuing diffusion via America to other parts of the world. |
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| Notas: | "A record of travel in English-speaking countries during 1866 and 1867"--original title page. Also issued in print: 2009. Publicado originalmente en: London: Macmillan and Co, 1868. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (xii, 405 p.) : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780511702563 |
