A year's residence in the United States of America [electronic resource] : treating of the face of the country, the climate, the soil, the products, the mode of cultivating the land, the prices of land, of labour, of food, of raiment : of the expenses of housekeeping and of the usual manner of living: of the manners and customs of the people : and of the institutions of the country, civil, political and religious : in three parts / by William Cobbett.

pt. 1. A description of the face of the country, the climate, the seasons, and the soil. An account of the author's agricultural experiments in the cultivation of the ruta baga, or Russia, or Swedish turnip
Pt. 2. Experiments as to cabbages. Earth-burning. Transplanting Indian corn. Swedish turnips. Potatoes. Cows, sheep, hogs, and poultry. Prices of land, labour, working cattle, husbandry implements. Expenses of housekeeping. Manners, customs and character of the people. Rural sports. Paupers and beggars. Government, laws and religion
Pt. 3. Mr. Hulme's Journal, made during a tour in the western countries of America, in which tour he visited Mr. Birkbeck's settlement. Mr. Cobbett's letters to Mr. Birkbeck ... contained in his two publications, entitled "Notes on a journey in America" and "Letters from Illinois." Postscript. Second postscript.