In 1856, Isabella Bird published The Englishwoman in America, the
first of what would be many books of her travels around the world.
Adopting a tone of aloof bemusement, she describes in detail the
hardships and annoyances of her travels by sea from England to
Halifax, and on the road to Boston, Cincinnati, and Chicago. The
book's 20 chapters are full of keenly observed and entertainingly
told stories of pickpockets and luggage thieves, greasy hotels, and
Americans who are very polite, but have the unfortunate habit of
spitting on the floor. Bird admits to sharing the regrettably
prejudiced view the English have of America, but nevertheless finds
much to like and admire in this new country bustling with
ethnically diverse immigrants full of energy and bravado. The
Englishwoman in America is a wonderful travelogue that offers a
lively and personal glimpse into mid-nineteenth-century America.
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