Bøger af Joseph Pickering

Inquiries Of An Emigrant: Being The Narrative Of An English Farmer From The Year 1824 To 1830 is a book written by Joseph Pickering and published in 1832. The book is a first-hand account of the author's experiences as an English farmer who emigrated to the United States in the early 19th century. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of the author's life as an emigrant. Pickering describes his journey to America, his experiences settling in a new country, and the challenges he faced as a farmer in a new environment. He also discusses the political and social climate of the United States during this time period, including the issue of slavery and the tensions between North and South.Throughout the book, Pickering provides detailed observations and insights into the culture and customs of the United States, as well as his own personal reflections on his experiences as an emigrant. The book offers a unique perspective on the early history of the United States, as seen through the eyes of an English farmer who made the journey across the Atlantic in search of a better life. Overall, Inquiries Of An Emigrant is a compelling and insightful account of one man's journey to a new country and the challenges he faced along the way. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the early history of the United States and the experiences of those who helped to shape it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Title: Inquiries of an emigrant: being the narrative of an English farmer from the year 1824 to 1830, during which period he traversed the United States and Canada, with a view to settle as an emigrant: containing observations on the manners, soil, climate, and husbandry of the Americans ...Author: Joseph PickeringPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00880300CollectionID: CTRG10267349-BPublicationDate: 18320101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Label on cover reads: Pickering's Emigrant's guide to Canada. Third edition, with additions. About half of the volume is devoted to a description of Upper Canada. "With the author's additions to March, 1832."Collation: viii, 207 p.; cm