American Notes: The Classic Memoir of Charles Dickens’ Travels in America

The vivid travelogue of 1840s America by one of England’s greatest literary minds From Boston to New York to Chicago and beyond, this vivid memoir of Charles Dickens’ travels in the United States in 1842 is provocative and entertaining. Touring at a time when America was dynamic and growing rapidly but also falling under the shadow of the coming civil conflict, Dickens celebrates America’s ideals, its innovative accomplishments and its resilient spirit. But he also expresses his anxieties about American social inequalities, sensationalist tendencies and the still ongoing horrors of slavery. This beautiful modern edition contains the complete text of this classic travel story. Its relevance is undiminished by the passage of time, as the roots of modern America remain visible in these observations from long ago.