Notes of a Tour in America From August 7th to November 17th
From August 7th to November 17th 1877
H. Hussey Vivian, M.P., F.G.S. (1878)


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Book Description: Edward Stanford, London, 1878. Presumed First
Edition. 260 pp. green hardcover gilt lettering and decorations on
cover and pull out map; front cover in vg shape, back cover slightly
worn; loose front hinge, fading and slight staining to endpapers,
previous owner's name stamped on front endpaper. Else in good
condition. All text pages in VG condition: No torn, bent or marked
pages. A good, sound copy.

A vivid account of a lengthy journey around the north of America, from
Quebec and New York through Utah to San Francisco and then on to
Washington and covers the mineral resources of these areas. Vivian was
M.P. for Swansea, where he ran a copper smelting business. Vivian
visited Quebec, New York, Pittsburg, Sarnia, Chicago, Salt Lake City,
San Francisco, St.
Louis, Washington, Virginia, and Cincinnati. His narrative includes
chapters on Mormonism,
the Nevada silver mines, American hotels, political parties, and
mineral resources. Vivian
was an enormously successful metallurgist, and Welsh politician; and
his observations on
his tour from coast to coast and back reflect his astuteness in these
and other fields.

Table of Contents:

1. Departure
2. Quebec
3. Saratoga
4. New York
5. Pittsburg
6. Sarnia
7. Chicago
8. Chicago to Salt Lake City
9. Mormonism
10. San Fransisco
11. California
12. Nevada Silver Mines
13. St. Louis
14. Washington
15. American Hotels
16. Republican" & "Democrat"
17. Mineral Resources