Domestic Manners of the Americans
CHAPTER 1. Entrance of the Mississippi—Balize
CHAPTER 2. New Orleans—Society— Creoles and
Quadroons Voyage up the Mississippi
CHAPTER 3. Company on board the Steam Boat—Scenery
of the Mississippi— Crocodiles—Arrival at Memphis—Nashoba
CHAPTER 4. Departure from Memphis—Ohio River
Louisville—Cincinnati
CHAPTER 5. Cincinnati—Forest Farm—Mr. Bullock
CHAPTER 6. Servants—Society—Evening Parties
CHAPTER 7. Market—Museum—Picture Gallery—Academy
of Fine Arts Drawing School—Phrenological Society—Miss Wright's
Lecture.
CHAPTER 8. Absence of public and private
Amusement—Churches and Chapels—Influence of the Clergy—A Revival
CHAPTER 9. Schools—Climate—Water Melons—Fourth
of July—Storms—Pigs— Moving Houses—Mr. Flint—Literature
CHAPTER 10. Removal to the country—Walk in the
forest—Equality
CHAPTER 11. Religion
CHAPTER 12. Peasantry, compared to that of
England—Early marriages— Charity—Independence and equality—Cottage
prayer-meeting
CHAPTER 13. Theatre—Fine Arts—Delicacy—Shaking
Quakers— Big-Bone Lick—Visit of the President
CHAPTER 14. American Spring—Controversy between
Messrs. Owen and Cambell— Public ball—Separation of the
sexes—American freedom—Execution
CHAPTER 15. Camp-Meeting
CHAPTER 16. Danger of rural excursions—Sickness
CHAPTER 17. Departure from Cincinnati—Society on
board the Steam-boat— Arrival at Wheeling—Bel Esprit
CHAPTER 18. Departure for the mountains in the
Stage—Scenery of the Alleghany—Haggerstown
CHAPTER 19. Baltimore—Catholic Cathedral—St.
Mary's—College Sermons— Infant School
CHAPTER 20. Voyage to Washington—Capitol—City of
Washington—Congress— Indians—Funeral of a Member of Congress
CHAPTER 21. Stonington—Great Falls of the Potomac
CHAPTER 22. Small Landed Proprietors—Slavery
CHAPTER 23. Fruits and Flowers of Maryland and
Virginia—Copper-head Snake—Insects—Elections
CHAPTER 24. Journey to Philadelphia—Chesapeak and
Delaware Canal—City of Philadelphia—Miss Wright's Lecture
CHAPTER 25. Washington Square—American
Beauty—Gallery of Fine Arts— Antiques—Theatres—Museum
CHAPTER 26. Quakers—Presbyterians—Itinerant
Methodist Preacher—Market—Influence of females in society
CHAPTER 27. Return to
Stonington—Thunderstorm—Emigrants—Illness—Alexandria
CHAPTER 28. American Cooking—Evening
Parties—Dress—Sleighing— Money-getting Habits—Tax-Gatherer's
Notice—Indian Summer—Anecdote of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar
CHAPTER 29. Literature—Extracts—Fine
Arts—Education
CHAPTER 30. Journey to New York—Delaware
River—Stagecoach— City of New York—Collegiate Institute for Young
Ladies— Theatres—Public Garden—Churches—Morris Canal—
Fashions—Carriages
CHAPTER 31. Reception of Captain Basil Hall's Book
in the United States
CHAPTER 32. Journey to Niagara—Hudson—West
Point—Hyde Park— Albany—Yankees—Trenton Falls—Rochester— Genesee
Falls—Lockport
CHAPTER 33. Niagara—Arrival at Forsythes—First
sight of the Falls— Goat Island—The Rapids—Buffalo—Lake
Erie—Canandaigna— Stage-coach adventures
CHAPTER 34. Return to New York—Conclusion
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