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Journal Of A Tour In Unsettled Parts Of North America In 1796 & 1797

Journal Of A Tour In Unsettled Parts Of North America In 1796 & 1797

Baily, Francis

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General United StatesGeneral United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354501605
ISBN13: 9789354501609
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.46
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into North America 1790s, when maps ended abruptly and a day's ride could carry you from orderly streets into the unknown. The frontier is still raw. In Journal Of A Tour In Unsettled Parts Of North America In 1796 & 1797, Francis Baily records an observant, plain-spoken historical travel journal that moves along rivers, roads, and rough crossings, tracing early United States travel at ground level. Part eighteenth century travelogue and part exploration diary narrative, it follows the rhythms of American frontier travel: distances, weather, lodging, people met, and the look and temper of colonial towns and settlements at the edge of expansion. Read today, Baily's account stands as primary source history of travel and place, capturing how communities formed, traded, and communicated along historic travel routes before the nation had a settled shape. For readers who enjoy the Lewis and Clark journals, this earlier perspective offers a complementary window into mobility and daily life in the young republic; for lovers of a classic travel writing collection, it is a brisk, intelligent record with the immediacy only a journal can keep. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Presented as a complete unabridged edition, it belongs on the shelf of anyone building a library of early American narratives, and it rewards both casual browsing and close, collector-minded reading, for curious and devoted readers.

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