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American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml/

Description:
This site features hundreds of "published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920," as well as a 32-volume set of sources entitled "Early Western Travels, 1748-1846." Some writings are from well-known authors; others are "undiscovered gems." Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.

Publisher:
Library of Congress

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Travelers' writings
United States -- Description and travel
United States -- History
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel

LII Database Information:
Record 15434 created by on 10/13/2003
Last modification on 10/16/2003
Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 11/12/2007
Published: 10/13/2003  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15434