American Notes for General Circulation

by Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. While there he acted as a critical observer of these societies almost as if returning a status report on their progress. This can be compared to the style of his Pictures from Italy written four years later, where he wrote far more like a tourist. His American journey was also an inspiration for his novel Martin Chuzzlewit. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Alisson Veldhuis
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• 00 - Preface – 00:04:03
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• 01 - Chapter 1: Going Away – 00:20:22
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• 02 - Chapter 2: The Passage Out – 00:40:00
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• 03 - Chapter 3: Boston Part 1 – 00:41:15
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• 04 - Chapter 3: Boston Part 2 – 00:40:10
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• 05 - Chapter 3: Boston Part 3 – 00:19:53
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• 06 - Chapter 4: An American Railroad. Lowell and its Factory System – 00:28:32
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• 07 - Chapter 5: Worcester. The Connecticut River. Hartford. New Haven. To New York – 00:26:02
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• 08 - Chapter 6: New York – 00:53:20
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• 09 - Chapter 7: Philadelphia, and its Solitary Prison – 00:35:32
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• 10 - Chapter 8: Washington. The Legislature. And the President's House – 00:44:24
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• 11 - Chapter 9: 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. – 00:41:33
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• 12 - Chapter 10: Some Further Account of the Canal Boat, its Domestic Economy, and its Passengers. Journey to Pittsburg Across the Alleghany Mountains. Pittsburg. – 00:24:43
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• 13 - Chapter 11: From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a Western Steamboat. Cincinnati. – 00:24:11
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• 14 - Chapter 12: From Cincinnati to Louisville in another Western Steamboat; and from Louisville to St. Louis in another. St. Louis. – 00:26:53
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• 15 - Chapter 13: A Jaunt to the Looking-Glass Prairie and Back – 00:19:35
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• 16 - Chapter 14: 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 – 00:40:33
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• 17 - Chapter 15: In Canada; Toronto; Kingston; Monstreal; Quebec; St. John's. In the United States again. Lebanon; the Shaker Village; West Point – 00:47:38
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• 18 - Chapter 16: The Passage Home – 00:24:33
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• 19 - Chapter 17: Slavery – 00:39:06
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• 20 - Chapter 18: Concluding Remarks – 00:24:34
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• 21 - Postscript – 00:04:58
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Cataloged on August 19, 2011