Along the Hudson and Mohawk : the 1790 journey of Count Paolo Andreani / translated and edited by Cesare Marino and Karim M. Tiro ; Iroquoian linguistic notes by Roy F. Wright (Tekastiaks).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreani, Paolo, 1763-1823.

Contributor:

Marino, Cesare R. (Cesare Rosario)

Tiro, Karim M.

Standardized Title:

Giornale 1790. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--New York (State)--History--18th century.

Indians of North America.

Italians--Travel--New York (State)--History--18th century.

Italians.

New York (State)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

New York (State).

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.).

Mohawk River (N.Y.)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Mohawk River (N.Y.).

Andreani, Paolo, 1763-1823--Travel--New York (State).

Andreani, Paolo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the summer of 1790 the Italian explorer Count Paolo Andreani embarked on a journey that would take him through New York State and eastern Iroquoia. Traveling along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, Andreani kept a meticulous record of his observations and experiences in the New World. Published complete for the first time in English, the diary is of major importance to those interested in life after the American Revolution, political affairs in the New Republic, and Native American peoples.Through Andreani's writings, we glimpse a world in cultural, economic, and political transition. An active participant in Enlightenment science, Andreani provides detailed observations of the landscape and natural history of his route. He also documents the manners and customs of the Iroquois, Shakers, and German, Dutch, and Anglo New Yorkers. Andreani was particularly interested in the Oneida and Onondaga Indians he visited, and his description of an Oneida lacrosse match accompanies the earliest known depiction of a lacrosse stick. Andreani's American letters, included here, relate his sometimes difficult but always revealing personal relationships with Washington, Jefferson, and Adams.Prefaced by an illuminating historical and biographical introduction, Along the Hudson and Mohawk is a fascinating look at the New Republic as seen through the eyes of an observant and curious explorer.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: A Bridge to America: Count Paolo Andreani and His Journal

Journal 1790 / Andreani, Paolo

Epilogue: "An Incredible Number of Enemies": The Betrayal of Paolo Andreani

Appendix: Selected Letters, 1790-1791

Index

Notes:

Includes selected letters, 1790-1791.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Andreani, Paolo, 1763-1823. Correspondence. English. Selections.

ISBN:

9781283897327

1283897326

9780812207217

0812207211

OCLC:

802050310