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American Notes (Version 2)

Public domain audiobook

American Notes (Version 2)

by Charles Dickens

English· 09:55:17· 20 chapters
Charles Dickens records his impressions of America during his 1842 journey. - Summary by Brad "Hamlet" Filippone

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Dedication and Prefaces

    04:10
  2. Chapter 2

    Going Away

    19:57
  3. Chapter 3

    The Passage Out

    33:34
  4. Chapter 4

    Boston, part one

    49:48
  5. Chapter 5

    Boston, part two

    39:52
  6. Chapter 6

    An American Railroad. Lowell and its Factory System

    20:39
  7. Chapter 7

    Worcester. The Connecticut River. Hartford. New Haven. To New York

    20:09
  8. Chapter 8

    New York

    41:13
  9. Chapter 9

    Philadelphia, and its Solitary Prison

    35:51
  10. Chapter 10

    Washington. The Legislature. And the President’s House

    38:35
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Chapter 13

    From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a Western Steamboat. Cincinnati

    21:38
  14. Chapter 14

    From Cincinnati to Louisville in another Western Steamboat; and from Louisville to St. Louis in another. St. Louis

    26:49
  15. Chapter 15

    A Jaunt to the Looking-glass Prairie and back

    19:08
  16. 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
  17. Chapter 17

    In Canada; Toronto; Kingston; Montreal; Quebec; St. John’s. In the United States again; Lebanon; The Shaker Village; West Point

    42:43
  18. Chapter 18

    The Passage Home

    18:53
  19. Chapter 19

    Slavery

    35:04
  20. Chapter 20

    Concluding Remarks - Postscript

    24:47