Travels in America, Performed in the Year 1806
| Author | : Thomas Ashe |
| Publisher | : London : Printed for R. Phillips |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 1809 |
| ISBN-10 | : NYPL:33433081776134 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Travels in America, Performed in the Year 1806 by : Thomas Ashe
Download or read book Travels in America, Performed in the Year 1806 written by Thomas Ashe and published by London : Printed for R. Phillips. This book was released on 1809 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ashe was a slippery character. According to Clark, "his entire career was checkered with intrigue, misrepresentation, and fraud." This book chronicles his trip by flatboat down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in 1806. He is uniform in his criticism of Americans and their ways, and he was roundly condemned by most later commentators in the United States. Clark comments further: "Enlivened by misrepresentation and exaggeration, Ashe's account is interesting and highly readable."
