Short stories and reminiscences of the last fifty years / by an old traveller. In two volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallory, Daniel, -1854?

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 16 cm

Other Title:

Short stories, &c.

Place of Publication:

New-York : D. Mallory ; Philadelphia : Carey & Hart ; Boston : Jordan & Co., 1842.

Contents:

v. 1. The pest house; The maniac; Recollections of New-York; Caroline Nichols; Visit to the vineyard; Eccentric characters; John Randolph; A new way to pay debts of honour. &c; A visit to the wounded English officers; Burning of Havre de Grace; A night in Fort McHenry; General Washington's marquee; A visit to Mount Vernon; A young American in England; Scenes of a soldier; Mr. B

-; The mistake; Mr. Curran, &c.

v. 2. A visit to Cincinnati; The jewels; Yellow fever, and deer hunt; The English lady; A visit to St. Louis; La Fay, the pickpocket; A visit to Louisville; General Harrison; Mr. H

; Incidents of a voyage; Wilcox the counterfeiter; A visit to New-Orleans and the battle ground; Curious incidents; An attempt to murder; The pirate; The dangerous ford; Catfish catching squirrels; The tame seal, &c.; The stork; Mr. Smith; Jaco; Waterloo; Turn the sausages.

Notes:

Publisher's advertisements (14 p.) at end of v. 2.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed to George Henry With[illegible] from his father.

Culture Class Collection copy v. 1 has upper outside corner of front free endpaper and "Contents" page wanting.

OCLC:

3187784