Publication

2009 - Birlinn, Edinburgh, Scotland

Language

English

Word Count

49,250 words, Guess

Page Count

197 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC917.3048
  • LCCE661 .H89 2009

Description

"Follows and recreates an immense family journey, in search of a new life and a miracle doctor who could cure the blindness of one of their number. The journey was taken largely on foot from England in the 1880s, to Liverpool, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and back again. Written as travelogue and as a history of one of the great neglected subjects - the New World immigrants who returned home to the Old, Walking to America is a personal tale, full of characterisation and human stories, based upon received lore, followed footsteps and careful historical research."--Publisher's description.

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Topics

EnglishHistoryHutchinson familySocial conditionsDescription and travelUnited States -- History -- 1865-1898United States -- Description and travel

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