Faux's Memorable days in America, November 27, 1818-July 21, 1820; reprint of the original edition: London, 1823 ...

Description:

Faux describes his trip to America, which began in November 1818. Emigration to America was a hot political issue in England at that time, and some of the accounts coming from America were suspected of being inflated. Faux writes that he was determined to write an objective and factual account of America to help people in England make the right choice about whether to emigrate. Among his stops in America was the English Prairie Settlement of Birkbeck and Flowers, which he described in detail. He also spent two months in Indiana. The book contains a lot of information about frontier life and conditions.

subjects: Description and travel,  History,  English Prairie Settlement

People: Morris Birkbeck,  George Flowers

Places: United States,  Illinois

Times: 1778-1865