Letters to Martin Van Buren: An edition of John Van Buren's 'Travel journal for a trip to Europe, 1838-1839'

John Van Buren's travel journal from 1838-1839 provides a fly-on-the-wall view of the political and social situation in Europe, valuable to the 8th President of the United States. Published in its entirety for the first time, it offers fresh insights into complex personalities and relationships on both sides of the Atlantic.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 05 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

John Van Buren's travel journal for a trip to Europe,1838-1839, is a comprehensive record of a year he spent in England, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, and Holland, primarily for his father, Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States. This firsthand account offers a unique and invaluable perspective on the political and social situation in Europe at a critical juncture in Anglo-American relations. Published in its entirety for the first time, Van Buren's objective and good-humored observations provide fresh insights into the complex and compelling personalities and relationships on both sides of the Atlantic. This invaluable resource is of immense value to scholars and students of the period, as well as to the general reader, offering a captivating and highly readable journey into the past.

Weight: 544g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032132761