American NotesFront matterReading editionChapter navigation23 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterAMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION AND PICTURES FROM ITALY [1]PREFACE TO THE FIRST CHEAP EDITION OF “AMERICAN NOTES”PREFACE TO THE “CHARLES DICKENS” EDITION OF “AMERICAN NOTES”Chapter I · GOING AWAYChapter II · THE PASSAGE OUTChapter III · BOSTONChapter IV · AN AMERICAN RAILROAD. LOWELL AND ITS FACTORY SYSTEMChapter V · WORCESTER. THE CONNECTICUT RIVER. HARTFORD. NEW HAVEN. TO NEW YORKChapter VI · NEW YORKChapter VII · PHILADELPHIA, AND ITS SOLITARY PRISONChapter VIII · WASHINGTON. THE LEGISLATURE. AND THE PRESIDENT’S HOUSEChapter IX · A NIGHT STEAMER ON THE POTOMAC RIVER. VIRGINIA ROAD, AND A BLACK DRIVER. RICHMOND. BALTIMORE. THE HARRISBURG MAIL, AND A GLIMPSE OF THE CITY. A CANAL BOATChapter X · SOME FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE CANAL BOAT, ITS DOMESTIC ECONOMY, AND ITS PASSENGERS. JOURNEY TO PITTSBURG ACROSS THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS. PITTSBURGChapter XI · FROM PITTSBURG TO CINCINNATI IN A WESTERN STEAMBOAT. CINCINNATIChapter XII · FROM CINCINNATI TO LOUISVILLE IN ANOTHER WESTERN STEAMBOAT; AND FROM LOUISVILLE TO ST. LOUIS IN ANOTHER. ST. LOUISChapter XIII · A JAUNT TO THE LOOKING-GLASS PRAIRIE AND BACKChapter XIV · RETURN TO CINCINNATI. A STAGE-COACH RIDE FROM THAT CITY TO COLUMBUS, AND THENCE TO SANDUSKY. SO, BY LAKE ERIE, TO THE FALLS OF NIAGARAChapter XV · IN CANADA; TORONTO; KINGSTON; MONTREAL; QUEBEC; ST. JOHN’S. IN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN; LEBANON; THE SHAKER VILLAGE; WEST POINTChapter XVI · THE PASSAGE HOMEChapter XVII · SLAVERYChapter XVIII · CONCLUDING REMARKSPOSTSCRIPTBeginning of this editionNext chapter →AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION AND PICTURES FROM ITALY [1]All chapters and sections (23)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsAMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION AND PICTURES FROM ITALY [1]PREFACE TO THE FIRST CHEAP EDITION OF “AMERICAN NOTES”PREFACE TO THE “CHARLES DICKENS” EDITION OF “AMERICAN NOTES”Chapters123456789101112131415161718Other sectionsPOSTSCRIPTTranscribed from the 1913 Chapman & Hall, Ltd. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org◇EmigrantsAMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION AND PICTURES FROM ITALY [1] →