Reed Brown's 1841 Journey
America Through the Eyes of a Vermont Yankee
In the fall of 1841, Vermonter Reed Brown set out on a two-month odyssey with two goals: to obtain a patent for his improved carriage springs, and to assist his brother Nathaniel, in jail in Ohio. Reed kept a journal that chronicles the dangers and difficulties, as well as some of the pleasures, of travel in that time.He experienced:• a steamboat explosion,• a rail car derailment,• hours of a bone-jarring stagecoach ride,• delightful encounters with fellow travelers,• unhurried travel on canal boats,• and warm hospitality along the way.The journal is transcribed here, and presented in a well-researched historical context that includes reminis…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-949066-09-8
- EAN: 9781949066098
- Produktnummer: 29286054
- Verlag: Onion River Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 142 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.7 cm 217 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 217
Über den Autor
Richard H. Allen is a retired school teacher and the author of numerous books and articles on local Vermont history.
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