Melish's Travels

by John Melish

In order to provide a "living picture'" of America and to entice his fellow countrymen to emigrate to the United States, John Melish published in 1812 his '"Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811; including an account of passages betwixt America and Britain, and travels through various parts of Britain, Ireland, & Canada," a work that has come to be seen as an objective portrait of America in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1429000457
• ISBN13: 9781429000451
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 664 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"