A Delicious Country: Rediscovering the Carolinas Along the Route of John Lawson's 1700 Expedition

by Scott Huler

Book Overview

In 1700, a young man named John Lawson left London and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to make a name for himself. For reasons unknown, he soon undertook a two-month journey through the still-mysterious Carolina backcountry. His travels yielded A New Voyage to Carolina in 1709, one of the most significant early American travel narratives, rich with observations about the region's environment and Indigenous people. Lawson later...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469648288
• ISBN13: 9781469648286
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 8.2"