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A tour through North America

Chapter 1: A TOUR THROUGH NORTH AMERICA; TOGETHER WITH A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE CANADAS AND UNITED STATES. AS ADAPTED FOR AGRICULTURAL EMIGRATION.
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A Scottish farmer travels across eastern North America and adjacent Canadian provinces, recounting voyages and inland journeys while offering practical assessments of land, climate, and agricultural practice for prospective emigrants. He documents regional differences in soil, livestock, crop yields, and farm management; notes transportation, markets, and manufacturing centres; and compares American and British social customs, education, inns, and labor, attending to costs and currency. The narrative combines travel anecdote with on-the-ground agricultural inspection and evaluations of settlement prospects to help readers weigh options for emigration and farming opportunities.

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Title: A tour through North America

Together with a comprehensive view of the Canadas and the United States, as adapted for agricultural emigration

Author: Patrick Shirreff

Release date: November 23, 2025 [eBook #77303]

Language: English

Original publication: Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1835

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A TOUR
THROUGH
NORTH AMERICA;
TOGETHER WITH
A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW
OF THE
CANADAS AND UNITED STATES.
AS ADAPTED FOR AGRICULTURAL EMIGRATION.

By PATRICK SHIRREFF, Farmer,
MUNGOSWELLS, EAST LOTHIAN.
EDINBURGH.
PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE AND COMPANY, PAUL’S WORK, CANONGATE.
PUBLISHED BY OLIVER AND BOYD, EDINBURGH; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO., LONDON; DAVID ROBERTSON, GLASGOW; AND WILLIAM CURRY, JUN. AND CO., DUBLIN.
1835.