North America

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Cambridge University Press, 15. 12. 2011 - Počet stran: 508
Anthony Trollope (1815-82) was a prolific English Victorian writer, famous for work such as the 'Chronicles of Barsetshire', and his satirical masterpiece The Way We Live Now. He wrote forty-seven novels as well as several travel books and numerous short stories. After a poor and unhappy childhood, he spent much of his life working for the General Post Office, travelling extensively to carry out postal surveys and writing in his spare time. He became a senior civil servant in the organisation and was responsible for the introduction of pillar boxes to Britain. Published in 1862, this two-volume work is Trollope's first-hand account of North American culture during the American Civil War. Volume 2 focuses on Washington and the South. Trollope also describes several key American institutions, including the government and the legal system, and considers the causes of the war.

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CHAPTER
1
CHAPTER II
37
CHAPTER III
59
CHAPTER IV
90
St LouisThe WarPolitical dishonestyMartial LawBenton
123
CHAPTER VI
150
CHAPTER VII
179
THE ARMY OF THE NORTH
200
The Articles of ConfederationThe ConstitutionThe Senate
299
Absence of Foreign RelationsPower of the PresidentThe Presi
302
CHAPTER XI
324
CHAPTER XII
340
CHAPTER XIII
367
CHAPTER XIV
390
CHAPTER XV
410
Conclusion
429

CHAPTER VIII
219
Effect of American Railroads Loafing Nature of Political
245
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
251
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
467
APPENDIX C
481
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Anthony Trollope was born in London, England on April 24, 1815. In 1834, he became a junior clerk in the General Post Office, London. In 1841, he became a deputy postal surveyor in Banagher, Ireland. He was sent on many postal missions ending up as a surveyor general in the post office outside of London. His first novel, The Macdermots of Ballycloran, was published in 1847. His other works included Castle Richmond, The Last Chronicle of Barset, Lady Anna, The Two Heroines of Plumplington, and The Noble Jilt. He died after suffering from a paralytic stroke on December 6, 1882.

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