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Hardcover Twelve Years in America: Being Observations On the Country, the People, Institutions and Religion; With Notices of Slavery and the Late War; An Book

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Twelve Years in America: Being Observations On the Country, the People, Institutions and Religion; With Notices of Slavery and the Late War; An

This fascinating memoir offers a firsthand account of life in America during the mid-19th century, from the perspective of a Scottish minister. Author James Shaw provides a wealth of detail on the social, cultural, and political landscape of the United States, including his observations on slavery, the Civil War, and the religious climate of the era. A rich and engaging portrait of life in America during a pivotal period in its history.

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