Notes on the United States of North America during a Phrenological Visit in 1838-39-40 3 Volume Set

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-02158-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Medienkombination, Englisch, 1322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 324 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 2100 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History

George Combe (1788–1858) rose from humble origins to tour widely in Europe and the United States, lecturing on phrenology, the popular Victorian belief that character traits were determined by the configuration of the skull. He founded Britain's first Phrenological Society in 1820 in Edinburgh, and was considered the foremost phrenologist of the nineteenth century. These volumes, first published in 1841, contain Combe's account of a phrenological lecture tour he undertook in the United States between 1838 and 1840. In the form of a journal, Combe describes the social and political institutions of the United States, and provides vivid descriptions of American society and customs. He also provides accounts of phrenological practice and the lectures he presented. These volumes provide a wealth of information on nineteenth-century society in America, and invaluable details concerning the practice of phrenology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Combe, George

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume 1: Preface; Introduction; 1. Voyage in the Great Western steam-ship from Bristol to New York, 1838; 2. American hotels; 3. Voyage on the Hudson to Albany; 4. Boston; 5. Life insurance; 6. Mr. Pierpont's church; 7. Journey from Boston to New York; 8. Negro slavery; 9. Journey to Philadelphia; Appendix. Volume 2: 1. The climate of Philadelphia, 1839; 2. Preservation of school-books; 3. Phrenology; 4. Sunday; 5. Phrenology; 6. Judge Darlington; 7. West Point; Appendix. Volume 3: 1. Cape cottage; 2. Cape cottage; 3. The banks; 4. Mr Lalor's prize essay on education; 5. Frauds; 6. American civilization, 1840; 7. Phrenology; 8. The application of phrenology to the present and prospective conditions of the United States; Appendix; Index.