Martin Chuzzlewit Chapter 21

In which the industrious Martin Chuzzlewit embarks upon the promising yet perplexing enterprise of settling in the far-flung Valley of Eden, encountering a cast of singularly curious characters and the peculiar politics of a new land. Amidst lively debates on liberty and loyalty, he ventures into partnership and property acquisition, all while witnessing a fervent assembly whose spirited sympathies reveal much about the country’s complex soul.