TY - BOOK AU - Chateaubriand,François-René AU - Switzer,Richard TI - Chateaubriand's travels in America /translated by Richard Switzer SN - 9780813164694 AV - E164 .C438 1969 PY - 1969/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Indians of North America KW - Americans KW - Foreign countries KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Travels in America; Notice [for the 1827 Edition]; Introduction [to the First Edition]; The Voyage; The Eastern Cities; Into the Wilderness; Natural History; Manners of the Indians; Government among the Indians; The United States Today; The Spanish Republics; The End of the Trip; Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; 2; b N2 - Chateaubriand's Travels in America, presented here in its first modern translation, was a reflection of the attitudes of his epoch toward the New World. And at the same time, because of his enormous literary reputation, it has continued to be a major source of European impressions about America. The America portrayed by Chateaubriand was much more a product of his reading and his imagination than of his actual visit. (His supposed itinerary included a trip up the Hudson to Albany, a visit to Niagara Falls via the Mohawk Trail, a trip down the Mississippi to the Natchez country, and even a vis UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938845&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -