'A Bivouac': Swiss Immigrants Camp Out in New York City, 1833

Authors

Tyrone Power

Keywords

writing, Swiss emigrants, American frontier

Abstract

On August 20, 1833, the Irish comedian Tyron Power (1797-1841) .* arrived in New York City for his first extended tour of the United States. In his Impressions of America; During the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835, Vol. I (Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836), pp. 40-43, Power reports the following encounter: A Bivouac.

Recommended Citation

Power, Tyrone (1982) "'A Bivouac': Swiss Immigrants Camp Out in New York City, 1833," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol19/iss1/6