Charles Russell Codman journal 1852-1853.

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Charles Russell Codman journal 1852-1853.

In October of 1852 Charles Russell Codman, a wealthy and well educated young man, started a year-long tour of Europe. The journal he kept while on tour records his experiences and attitudes.

295 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7139032

William L. Clements Library

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Codman, Charles R. (Charles Russell), 1829-1918

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The privileged son of an immensely wealthy mercantile family from Boston, Charles Russell Codman was born in Paris on October 28th, 1829. From an early education with private tutors through his attendance at Harvard law school, from which he graduated in 1852, Codman traveled in elite social and economic circles. Like many of the sons of the upper crust, it was de rigeur that he take a grand tour of Europe following graduation. From October, 1852, through September, 1853, he spent n...