Bibliograph

Notions of the Americans, picked up by a travelling bachelor, James Fenimore Cooper, Volume 2

Type

Label

Notions of the Americans, picked up by a travelling bachelor, James Fenimore Cooper, Volume 2

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Notions of the Americans

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

James Fenimore Cooper

Sub title

picked up by a travelling bachelor

Summary

Cooper's hypothetical European observer has traveled to the United States for the first time and wants to relate his impressions of the Americans those back home. In volume two "Cooper" visits Washington D.C. and relates his first impressions of the capitol. He focuses on the physical looks, etiquette, what he learns of America's wars, education, language, elections, religion, and many other aspects of American life

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator