A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America

The few sketches contained in this small volume were not originally intended for publication – they were written solely for the amusement of my immediate acquaintances, and were forwarded to Europe in the shape of letters. Subsequent considerations have induced me to publish them; and if they be found to contain remarks on some subjects, which other travellers in America have passed over unnoticed, the end that I have in view will be fully answered.