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A Journey in the Back Country in the Winter of 1853-4
A Journey in the Back Country in the Winter of 18534 Author:Frederick Law Olmsted Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: INDEX Abington, II., 26 Abol1tion in Tennessee, II., 25; publishers, II., 239 Abolit1onism, II., 30 Abolitionist, a Mississippi slavehold... more »ing, I., 196; -207 Absenteeism, I., 128, 175 Agriculture in northern V1rgi- nia, II., 28 Agriculturist, The Southern, extract from, I., 57.69 Alabama tradesman, I., 52 Aristocratic '' swell-heads," I., 25-26, 35-36 Arms carry1ng, I., 24 Asheville, I., 280; II., 1 B Breeding slaves for sale in the South, II., 189; degen- eracy of, 203 Brooks, P. S., and Mr. Sumner, II., 226 Business men, "important to, "I., 9 C Bacon raising, I., 47 Bakersville, 2o Balsam Mountain, II., 2; scenery,7 Barton, Dr., quoted, II., 11o- 111, 161 Beasts of prey in highlands, I.. 251 Big Black River, I., 59 Bill of fare, I., 138 "Blackleg" gentleman, I., X43 "Black, White and Yellow," I. , 93 Books, dangerous, II., 237 Branding, I., 276 Brandon Republican, extract from, II., 40 Calhoun Institute, I., 17 California slaves, II., 17 Camp-meeting, I., 144 Cartwright, Prof., quoted, I., 98; II., 220 Census of 1850, extract from, I., 1os; returns of prop- erty, II., 260 Charleston, S. C., Standard, extracts from, II., 41, 133; Mercury, extracts from, II., 130, 132-133 Children, I., 198-199 Christian duty of the North, II., 25 Church edifices, value of, I., 106—107 Clay, Cassius, II., 165 Climate of the back high- lands, I., 247; of Louisiana bottom-lands, II., 109 Clothing of slaves, I., 81-82 Colonization, an advocate of, II., 15; slavery, a system of, 47 Color, I., 93, 208 Congo " niggers," II., 220 Connecticut, proverbial meanness, II., 182; hospi-...« less