| Description |
1 online resource (x, 195 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
From Amsterdam through Belgium and Great Britain to New York, April-May 1866 -- In New York City and westward to Chicago, May 1866 -- From Chicago through Illinois and northward to Minnesota, May-June 1866 -- In Chicago and by way of Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia, June-July 1866 -- New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, Pennsylvania oil, and Canada, July-August 1866 -- In Boston and New England, August-September 1866 -- In New York City, New Jersey, and Troy, New York, September-October 1866 -- In Boston, Providence, Albany, and back to New York City, October-December 1866 -- In the South : Charleston and Savannah, December 1866 -- In Georgia and Virginia, December 1866 -- To Baltimore and Washington, D.C., December 1866-January 1867 -- In New York City, January 1867 -- In New York City and Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, January-February 1867 |
| Summary |
Not long after the end of the American Civil War, a wealthy young Dutchman by the name of Claude August Crommelin embarked on a tour of the young country, visiting New England, the Middle Atlantic States, the Upper Mississippi Valley, and the war-ravaged South. His family connections allowed him to meet important people, and his interests in industry, politics, and public institutions led him to observe what others might not have noticed. His meticulously kept journal reveals an inquisitive traveler with |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the Dutch |
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Print version record |
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Crommelin, Claude August, 1840-1874 -- Diaries
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Crommelin, Claude August, 1840-1874 -- Travel -- United States
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Crommelin, Claude August, 1840-1874 fast |
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Sources
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Economic history
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Social conditions
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Travel
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 -- Sources
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918 -- Sources
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United States -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139993
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United States
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Diaries
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History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr. (Augustus Johannes), 1940-
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Grant, H. Roger, 1943-
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| LC no. |
2010035372 |
| ISBN |
9780253000903 |
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0253000904 |
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128323582X |
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9781283235822 |
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9786613235824 |
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6613235822 |
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