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Reference 4301 (2414) Category Other travel Author Murray, David Christie Title The Cockney Columbus Publishing Information London: Downey & Co, 1898. Description 1st Edition: xiv, 292 pages plus Publishers Catalogue. Shelf wear, covers grubby, faded and bumped. End papers foxed, contents clean. Notes of travel in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The section on the United States appeared in the columns of the New York Herald. David Christie Murray (1847-1907) was an English novelist and journalist. The preface of his The Cockney Columbus discussed the brutality of the war between England and America, and the work is primarily concerned with travel throughout America. The book includes a brief section on "the Antipodeans," which focuses on the Australian-born population's growing disloyalty to England. Price £10.00 Keywords ISBN Add this to your basket