Letters written from America 1849-1853
By: Leo Lesquereux ; translation from the French, H. Dwight Page ; biography and illustrations, Donald G. Tritt ; introduction and editing, Wendy Everham.
Contributors: Tritt, Donald G.; Everham, Wendy.; Lesquereux, Leo, 1806-1889.; Swiss-American Historical Society.
Series: Swiss American Historical Society special publication -- no. 26
Publisher: Picton Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Rockland, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
Subjects: Lesquereux, Leo, -- 1806-1889 -- Correspondence; Lesquereux, Leo, -- 1806-1889; Botanists -- Biography; Swiss Americans -- Biography; United States -- Description and travel; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865; United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877
Genres: Correspondence.; Biography.
Notes: "... an English version of his 'Lettres écrites d'Amerique,' a series of essays first published in Revue Suisse and published in book form in 1853  ..."--P. xi.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: class: section
title: pt. 1. Biography / Donald G. Tritt; class: section
title: pt. 2. Historical introduction / Wendy Everham; class: section
title: pt. 3. Letters written from America / Leo Lesquereux ; translated by H. Dwight Page ; annotated by Wendy Everham.