Excerpts from "A Second Visit to the United States of North America" by Sir Charles Lyell, an English geologist.

In the passages Lyell describes the physical characteristics of the Tombigbee River and gulf coast in Alabama; discrimination against African Americans in both the North and the South; implications of emancipation for the economic and social positions of white Americans; and the encroachment of Prot...

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Excerpts from "A Second Visit to the United States of North America" by Sir Charles Lyell, an English geologist.
fulltopic Alabama documents
African Americans--Southern States; Alabama--Climate; Alabama--Description and travel; Beaches--Alabama; Emancipation--Slaves--Southern States; Rivers--Alabama; Southern States--Religion
description In the passages Lyell describes the physical characteristics of the Tombigbee River and gulf coast in Alabama; discrimination against African Americans in both the North and the South; implications of emancipation for the economic and social positions of white Americans; and the encroachment of Protestantism on Catholic traditions, such as Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
spelling Q0000012589 - Q0000012595Q12589 - Q12595Excerpts from "A Second Visit to the United States of North America" by Sir Charles Lyell, an English geologist.In the passages Lyell describes the physical characteristics of the Tombigbee River and gulf coast in Alabama; discrimination against African Americans in both the North and the South; implications of emancipation for the economic and social positions of white Americans; and the encroachment of Protestantism on Catholic traditions, such as Mardi Gras in New Orleans.1846 February1846-02-001840-1849African Americans--Southern States; Alabama--Climate; Alabama--Description and travel; Beaches--Alabama; Emancipation--Slaves--Southern States; Rivers--Alabama; Southern States--ReligionTextBooks; DiariesLyell, CharlesA Second Visit to the United States of North AmericaE166 .L94 1849v30537Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.;600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1813
title Excerpts from "A Second Visit to the United States of North America" by Sir Charles Lyell, an English geologist.
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