The Emigrant's Guide; in Ten Letters, Addressed to the Tax-Payers of England
Nearly half a century after Franklin’s essay on American immigration, Cobbett published this critique of the English government for its high taxes and anti-agrarian policies in comparison to the ease of farming inexpensive land in America. By the time Cobbett wrote this work, he had lived in the United States for a combined ten years in the 1790s and 1810s. The letters that Cobbett includes in this work paint a rosy picture of America and emphasize low prices for food and the opportunities presented by western expansion.
William Cobbett (1763-1835).
The Emigrant's Guide; in Ten Letters, Addressed to the Tax-payers of England; Containing Information of Every Kind, Necessary to Persons who are about to Emigrate. London: The Author, 1829.
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