- Valley of the Rhine. - Avignon. - Marseilles; its growth
and prosperity. - Banking in France. - Journey along the Mediterranean. -
American and European Institutions
Letter III. - Tuscan Scenery and Climate. - Florence in Autumn. -
Deformities of Cultivation. - Exhibition of the Academy of the Fine
Arts. - Respect of the Italians for Works of Art
Letter IV. - A Day in Florence. - Bustle and Animation of the Place. - Sights
seen on the Bridges. - Morning in Florence. - Brethren of Mercy. - Drive on
the Cascine. - Evening in Florence. - Anecdote of the Passport
System. - Mildness of the Climate of Pisa
Letter V. - Practices of the Italian Courts. - Mildness of the Penal Code in
Tuscany. - A Royal Murderer. - Ceremonies on the Birth of an Heir to the
Dukedom of Tuscany. - Wealth of the Grand Duke
Letter VI. - Venice. - Its peculiar Architecture. - Arsenal and Navy
Yard. - The Lagoons. - Ceneda. - Serravalle. - Lago Morto. - Alpine Scenery. - A
June Snow-Storm in the Tyrol. - Splendor of the Scenery in the
Sunshine. - Landro. - A Tyrolese Holiday. - Devotional Character of the
People. - Numerous Chapels. - Sterzing. - Bruneck. - The Brenner. - Innsbruck.
- Bronze Tomb of Maximilian I. - Entrance into Bavaria
Letter VII. - An Excursion to Rock River in Illinois. - Birds and Quadrupeds
of the Prairies. - Dad Joe's Grove. - Beautiful Landscape. - Traces of the
Indian Tribes. - Lost Rocks. - Dixon. - Rock River; beauty of its banks. - A
Horse-Thief. - An Association of Felons. - A Prairie Rattlesnake. - The
Prairie-Wolf; its habits. - The Wild Parsnip
Letter VIII. - Examples of Lynch Law. - Practices of Horse-Thieves in
Illinois. - Regulators. - A Murder.
