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Mackay, Charles. Life and Liberty in America: or, Sketches of a Tour in the United States and Canada, in 1857-8. New York: Harper
Brothers, 1859. Octavo. Illustrated with ten engravings. Rebound in 1/4 blue leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine and a new archival cloth slipcase to match.
Presented is a 1859 printing of Charles Mackay’s Antebellum American travel narrative, Life and Liberty in America. In 1857–1858, Scottish poet and author Charles Mackay toured through the United States, traveling from Boston, to New York, down the Mississippi to New Orleans, the South, the West, and into Canada. During his time, he lectured and hobnobbed with soldiers, politicians, and the writers Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Hickling Prescott, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Once returned, Mackay wrote and published his observations. His biting wit and opinionated personality shines through in this intriguing work. With the aim of studying “life and liberty” in a slave-owning nation, his observations on slavery were particularly astute. He also explores topics like freedom of religion and offers his impressions of American cities and everyday life. As a document of America just prior to the Civil War, seen through the eyes of an outsider, this is a fascinating and historically important book.
A Scottish journalist, Charles Mackay (1814-1889) held an honorary law degree from Glasgow University, as well as a doctorate in literature. A renowned poet and songwriter, he is remembered for his 1841 book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. During the American Civil War, he returned as a correspondent for The Times, in this capacity he discovered and disclosed the Fenian conspiracy. He also authored a Dictionary of Lowland Scotch.
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Good condition overall. Octavo. Rebound in 1/4 blue leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine. Paper is healthy, with only moderate toning. With ten illustrations. Presented with a new archival blue cloth slipcase to match.
Book Dimensions: 7 7/8" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 5/8" D. Slipcase Dimensions: 8 1/4" H x 5 3/4" W x 2" D.
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- Dimensions:Height: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Width: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1859
- Condition:Additions or alterations made to the original: Rebound in 1/4 blue leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine. Binding by Felton Bookbinding, Ltd. in Ontario, Canada in October of 2024. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
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