Diary of My Travels In America

By Louis Philippe and 1830-1848 Louis Philippe, King of France

Book Overview

In 1796, Louis-Philippe, who was to become the king of Franch, embarked upon a 3 1/2 year journgy through Europe and America. The diary of this journey, a memoir not only of a voyage, but also of an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440018447
• ISBN13: 9780440018445
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Diary of My Travels in America

This book is of interest as a snap shot of America in its earliest days, between March 25th, 1797 and May 1997 for Louis Philippe's diary. His brother, the Duc de Montpensier, a water colorist, has a diary dated June of 1997-November of 1797 included in the book. However, as a New Yorker I felt cheated as the entire northern part of their journey is not found in this book. I am not clear as to why. Louis Philippe's diary ends in Bairdstown. We see a water color of Niagara Falls, and nothing more of NY, and absolutely nothing of the northern states in which they journeyed on the second portion of their trip, though the route which extends all the way to what is now Maine is clearly shown. While it has been suggested some of the records are missing, this does not explain why there are records of the second leg of the journey posted on the Internet, yet not in this book, though Napoleon's Hundred days in 1815 was included. Though the Hundred Days was interesting, I wanted to witness the entire journey of Louis Philippe in America, not just in the South. Additionally, the journal as written by Louis Philippe is very detailed and contains sharp observations regarding bridges, Indian villages, etc, but gives us precious little insight into the three princes themselves. It is almost strictly a record of what they witnessed, rather than their interaction with the people in early America.

this book is essential to the study of Louis-Philippe

Louis-Philippe writes about his journey through the United States. He notes the changes in how people lived while traveling from Philadelphia to Bardstown, Kentucky. His descriptions of the cities and the rural areas provide the reader with a rich description of what it was like to travel through the wilderness in 1797. There is an exquisite description of his visit to George Washington at Mount Vernon. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in early United States history.