The South-West, by a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1

An American traveler recounts maritime passages and extended residence in the southwestern United States and nearby islands, blending shipboard anecdotes, natural observation, and social sketches. Early sections describe sea voyages, Gulf Stream phenomena, and Atlantic isles; subsequent chapters portray New Orleans through its streets, markets, entertainments, religious rituals, cemeteries, gambling rooms, fires, and public institutions. The account proceeds inland along the Mississippi, detailing steamboat travel, plantation landscapes, sugar production, slave society, education, and local customs while offering comparative impressions of Northern and Southern manners, lawmaking, and daily life.