Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham - Including his Voyages, Travels, Adventures, Speculations, Successes and Failures (Paperback)


James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He first went to sea as a boy, and, aged only ten, spent a period as a prisoner-of-war in Spain. He was expelled from India in 1823 for criticising the East India Company and the Bengal government. Back in London, he was a supporter of reform, and served as the first M.P. for the new constituency of Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. He founded several journals, including The Athenaeum. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, and was highly critical of America's economic dependence on slavery. His autobiography was cut short by his death. Volume 1 covers his early life and travels until 1812, mostly in the Mediterranean but also to the West Indies and America.

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James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) was a writer who travelled extensively and published accounts of his adventures in places such as India, Persia, Egypt, and Palestine. He first went to sea as a boy, and, aged only ten, spent a period as a prisoner-of-war in Spain. He was expelled from India in 1823 for criticising the East India Company and the Bengal government. Back in London, he was a supporter of reform, and served as the first M.P. for the new constituency of Sheffield, from 1832 to 1837. He founded several journals, including The Athenaeum. On retiring from Parliament, he left for North America, where he spent nearly four years, and was highly critical of America's economic dependence on slavery. His autobiography was cut short by his death. Volume 1 covers his early life and travels until 1812, mostly in the Mediterranean but also to the West Indies and America.

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Imprint

Cambridge UniversityPress

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham 2 Volume Set, Volume 1

Release date

November 2011

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

October 2011

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

424

ISBN-13

978-1-108-03857-7

Barcode

9781108038577

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LSN

1-108-03857-3



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