A Journey through the West: Thomas Rodney's 1803 Journal from Delaware to the Mississippi Territory

by Thomas Rodney

In A Journey through the West, Thomas Rodney writes vividly about flea-infested taverns, bad roads, drunken crew members, squatters, Indians sodden berths, food from the wild and treacherous waters. His is one of the most detailed early-nineteenth-century travel accounts.

Rodney, a Revolutionary War patriot and veteran, had been active in Delaware politics and had served in the Continental Congress. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821411799
• ISBN13: 9780821411797
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"