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Charles Dickens records his impressions of America during his 1842 journey. - Summary by Brad "Hamlet" Filippone
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Dedication and Prefaces
04:10 - Chapter 2
Going Away
19:57 - Chapter 3
The Passage Out
33:34 - Chapter 4
Boston, part one
49:48 - Chapter 5
Boston, part two
39:52 - Chapter 6
An American Railroad. Lowell and its Factory System
20:39 - Chapter 7
Worcester. The Connecticut River. Hartford. New Haven. To New York
20:09 - Chapter 8
New York
41:13 - Chapter 9
Philadelphia, and its Solitary Prison
35:51 - Chapter 10
Washington. The Legislature. And the President’s House
38:35 - Chapter 11
A Night Steamer on the Potomac River. Virginia Road, and a Black Driver. Richmond. Baltimore. The Harrisburg Mail, and a Glimpse of the City. A Canal Boat
40:19 - Chapter 12
Some further Account of the Canal Boat, its Domestic Economy, and its Passengers. Journey to Pittsburg across the Alleghany Mountains. Pittsburg
24:28 - Chapter 13
From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a Western Steamboat. Cincinnati
21:38 - Chapter 14
From Cincinnati to Louisville in another Western Steamboat; and from Louisville to St. Louis in another. St. Louis
26:49 - Chapter 15
A Jaunt to the Looking-glass Prairie and back
19:08 - Chapter 16
Return to Cincinnati. A Stage-coach Ride from that City to Columbus, and thence to Sandusky. So, by Lake Erie, to the Falls of Niagara
37:40 - Chapter 17
In Canada; Toronto; Kingston; Montreal; Quebec; St. John’s. In the United States again; Lebanon; The Shaker Village; West Point
42:43 - Chapter 18
The Passage Home
18:53 - Chapter 19
Slavery
35:04 - Chapter 20
Concluding Remarks - Postscript
24:47