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American Notes

Charles Dickens records his impressions of America during his 1842 journey. - Summary by Brad "Hamlet" Filippone (9 hr 55 min)

Chapters

00 - Dedication and Prefaces

4:09

01- Going Away

19:57

02 - The Passage Out

33:34

03 - Boston, part one

49:47

04 - Boston, part two

39:52

05 - An American Railroad. Lowell and its Factory System

20:39

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

20:09

07 - New York

41:13

08 - Philadelphia, and its Solitary Prison

35:50

09 - Washington. The Legislature. And the President’s House

38:35

10 - A Night Steamer on the Potomac River. Virginia Road, and a Black Driver. R…

40:19

11 - Some further Account of the Canal Boat, its Domestic Economy, and its Pass…

24:28

12 - From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a Western Steamboat. Cincinnati

21:38

13 - From Cincinnati to Louisville in another Western Steamboat; and from Louis…

26:49

14 - A Jaunt to the Looking-glass Prairie and back

19:08

15 - Return to Cincinnati. A Stage-coach Ride from that City to Columbus, and t…

37:40

16 - In Canada; Toronto; Kingston; Montreal; Quebec; St. John’s. In the United …

42:43

17 - The Passage Home

18:52

18 - Slavery

35:04

19 - Concluding Remarks - Postscript

24:47