Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison. English-only reading by default; switch among English, Chinese, and Spanish, or compare languages side by side.
This chapter develops the memoir’s account of Chapter XLI. “WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?“ “I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR.“ “TUT! TUT! YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!“ “YES, SIR; I WANT TO GO TO SEA.“, connecting personal narrative with the financial, legal, and prison-world setting of the period. The chapter’s opening perspective is: The Royal Society and The Christian Aid Societies, presided over by a Rev. Whitely, enjoy a bad pre-eminence in this respect.
This chapter is for readers following Bidwell’s memoir chapter by chapter, especially the section titled “Chapter XLI. "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?" "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR." "TUT! TUT! YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!" "YES, SIR; I WANT TO GO TO SEA.".” It is most useful for readers interested in financial crime history, nineteenth-century banking culture, criminal justice, prison memoir, and the social setting of the period.
Read “Chapter XLI. "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?" "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR." "TUT! TUT! YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!" "YES, SIR; I WANT TO GO TO SEA."” as a historical memoir rather than guidance. The banking procedures, legal assumptions, public reputation, social judgments, travel conditions, and prison practices described belong to Bidwell’s nineteenth-century setting and may not match modern institutions.