" Livermore [1786-1833] was an attorney who practiced in New Orleans. Marvin says he was "one of the most learned and eminent jurists that this country has produced.
Over the hot, noisy Fourth of July weekend a seventeen-year-old youth, seeking independence from his unethical parents, allies himself with the town oddball, a tough politician enjoying temporary oblivion, to stop a gang of young thugs from ...
"This famous work, apart from ABC's, might be considered the first picture book for children and marked the beginning of juvenile literature in its own right"--Osborne Collection of early children's books, 1566-1910, page 113 (in note to ...
He provides some demographic information and occasionally mentions local accommodations. The book is accompanied by two colored maps, one of which details the route he took for his journey.