Synopses & Reviews
Not long after the end of the American Civil War, a wealthy young Dutchman by the name of Claude August Crommelin embarked on a tour of the young country, visiting New England, the Middle Atlantic States, the Upper Mississippi Valley, and the war-ravaged South. His family connections allowed him to meet important people, and his interests in industry, politics, and public institutions led him to observe what others might not have noticed. His meticulously kept journal reveals an inquisitive traveler with a keen eye for detail and a genial writing style. Available in English for the first time, Crommelin's book provides an illuminating outsider's account of the United States at a pivotal point in its history.
Review
"An important look inside a turbulent period in American history." --James A. Ward, Guerry Professor of History, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Indiana University Press
Review
"Highly recommended as a valuable primary source for public and college library American History collections." --The Midwest Book Review Indiana University Press Indiana University Press
About the Author
Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. is author of Spoorwegen in Nederland [Railways in the Netherlands].
H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of 24 books, including Visionary Railroader: Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution (IUP, 2008).
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. From Amsterdam through Belgium and Great Britain to New York: AprilMay 18662. In New York City and Westward to Chicago: May 1866
3. From Chicago through Illinois and Northward to Minnesota: MayJune 18664. In Chicago and by way of Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia: JuneJuly 18665. New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, Pennsylvania Oil, and Canada: JulyAugust 18666. In Boston and New England: AugustSeptember 18667. In New York City, New Jersey, and Troy, New York: SeptemberOctober 18668. In Boston, Providence, Albany, and back to New York City: OctoberDecember 18669. In the South: Charleston and Savannah: December 1866
10. In Georgia and Virginia: December 1866
11. To Baltimore and Washington, D.C.: December 1866January 186712. In New York City: January 1867
13. In New York City and Boston and Salem, Massachusetts: JanuaryFebruary 1867Notes
Index