A Young Dutchman Views PostCivil War America Diary of Claude August Crommelin [Hardcover]

Not long after the end of the American Civil War, a wealthy young Dutchman by the name of Claude August Crommelin embarked on a tour of the young country, visiting New England, the Middle Atlantic States, the Upper Mississippi Valley, and the war-ravaged South. His family connections allowed him to meet important people, and his interests in industry, politics, and public institutions led him to observe what others might not have noticed. His meticulously kept journal reveals an inquisitive traveler with a keen eye for detail and a genial writing style. Available in English for the first time, Crommelins book provides an illuminating outsider's account of the United States at a pivotal point in its history.

Contents
Acknowledgments

Introduction
1. From Amsterdam through Belgium and Great Britain to New York: AprilMay 1866
2. In New York City and Westward to Chicago: May 1866
3. From Chicago through Illinois and Northward to Minnesota: MayJune 1866
4. In Chicago and by way of Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia: JuneJuly 1866
5. New York City, Albany, Niagara Falls, Pennsylvania Oil, and Canada: JulyAugust 1866
6. In Boston and New England: AugustSeptember 1866
7. In New York City, New Jersey, and Troy, New York: SeptemberOctober 1866
8. In Boston, Providence, Albany, and back to New York City: OctoberDecember 1866
9. In the South: Charleston and Savannah: December 1866
10. In Georgia and Virginia: December 1866
11. To Baltimore and Washington, D.C.: December 1866January 1867
12. In New York City: January 1867
13. In New York City and Boston and Salem, Massachusetts: JanuaryFebruary 1867

Notes
Index

Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. is authlSµ