O my America!

By Sara Wheeler

Subjects: British, united states, Biography, Women, united states, biography, United states, history, 19th century, New York Times reviewed, British, Social conditions, History, Women travelers, United states, social conditions

Description: Traces the steps of six women--author Fanny Trollope, actress Fanny Kemble, economist Harriet Martineau, homesteader Rebecca Burlend, traveler Isabella Bird, and novelist Catherine Hubback--who came to America in the nineteenth century to start new lives.