Tyrone Power — the Irish actor and great-great-grandfather of the twentieth-century film star of the same name — recorded his observations of American life during three theatrical tours in the 1830s. Volume 2 continues his journey through American cities and frontier regions, offering sharp and entertaining commentary on manners, landscapes, theatre audiences, and the social contradictions of Jacksonian America.
Travel narratives by foreign visitors are an invaluable genre of American historical source, capturing what domestic observers took for granted. Power’s wit and theatrical eye make this one of the more entertaining examples of the form. Download this free EPUB for a lively outsider’s view of America in its early national period.