COBBETT’S AMERICA – William Cobbett Folio Society 1985 Illust’d

Cobbett’s America is a beautifully curated collection of historical travel writings by the British pamphleteer and journalist William Cobbett, published as a special edition by The Folio Society in 1985.

Cobbett’s sharp-witted observations and travel diaries chronicling his adventures in Canada, his time as a fierce journalist in Philadelphia, his opinions on the War of 1812, his life on Long Island, and some final reflections on a country he both loved and critiqued.