Letters to Martin Van Buren : An edition of John Van Buren's 'Travel journal for a trip to Europe, 1838-1839' (Routledge Historical Resources)

Nelson, Ross (EDT)

Routledge（2022/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 168 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781032132761
• DDC分類 914.0428

Full Description

John Van Buren's 'Travel journal for a trip to Europe, 1838-1839' is a record of the a year he spent in England, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium and Holland, primarily for his father, Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States. A fly-on-the-wall view of the political and social situation in Europe was invaluable to the President at a highly sensitive moment in Anglo-American relations, and provides a rich and insightful view for historians of the period. Published in its entirety for the first time, Van Buren's objective and good-humoured observations present fresh insights into complex and compelling personalities and relationships on both sides of the Atlantic, providing an invaluable and highly readable resource for scholars and students of the period, as well as for the general reader.

Contents

Illustrations and map

Preface

Acknowledgements

Editorial policy

Introduction

The Journal




At Sea: 25 May - 10 June 1838



London: 11 June - 15 September 1838



Doncaster to the SS Liverpool: 16 September - 28 October 1838



Ireland: 29 October - 19 December 1838



Scotland and the North: 20 December 1838 - 16 January 1839



London: 16 January - 19 February 1839



Europe: 20 February - 18 April 1839



London and the SS Great Western: 19 April - 18 May 1839

Bibliography

Index

Index