Royall's Sketches: Of History, Life, and Manners in the United StatesApplewood Books, 30. 1. 2003 - Počet stran: 392 Printed privately in 1826, Anne Newport Royall's Sketches of History, Life and Manners in the United States caused quite a stir, as did most of her publications. Considering herself to be the guardian of democracy (she later became a friend of John Quincy Adams), Royall used her works to expose corruption and bad dealings wherever she went, with a boldness that was remarkable for an era obsessed with gentility and 'Äúwomanly virtue'Äù. 'ÄúSketches'Äù catalogs Royall's travels from Louisiana to Maine, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Albany, Springfield, Hartford, Worcester, Boston, and New Haven, noting each city's population, industry, physical description and modes of available transportation, as well as regional dialects, modes of dress and the character of the city's residents. |
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Strana 15
... look- ing up the road , and would avoid the danger , with all the caution of reasonable beings . The first day brought us to Winchester , in Tennes- } see . Winchester is the seat of justice for. HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 13.
... look- ing up the road , and would avoid the danger , with all the caution of reasonable beings . The first day brought us to Winchester , in Tennes- } see . Winchester is the seat of justice for. HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 13.
Strana 17
... was a pert little fop , and an ignoramus be sides . Such are the travellers that now joined us . We set out from MacMinville * long before day , 2 * HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 17 presenting a flat, even surface, from thence to ...
... was a pert little fop , and an ignoramus be sides . Such are the travellers that now joined us . We set out from MacMinville * long before day , 2 * HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 17 presenting a flat, even surface, from thence to ...
Strana 19
... different hues , as they are near or re- mote . I was much pleased at the enthusiastic effusions of our Philadelphian , to whom the sight was new , he having never witnessed a scene like this . I was HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 19.
... different hues , as they are near or re- mote . I was much pleased at the enthusiastic effusions of our Philadelphian , to whom the sight was new , he having never witnessed a scene like this . I was HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 19.
Strana 21
... counte- nance . He appeared to be between sixty and seven- ty , hale and active , tall and straight as an Indian.- Happy should I have been to have spent some time with him , but the stage drove on , and. HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 21.
... counte- nance . He appeared to be between sixty and seven- ty , hale and active , tall and straight as an Indian.- Happy should I have been to have spent some time with him , but the stage drove on , and. HUNTSVILLE TO VIRGINIA . 21.
Strana 23
... half a dozen servants then idle in the kitchen . Upon our return to the parlour , I seized the opportunity this circumstance afforded , to prove to her her want of christian charity . I found. HUNTSVILLE TÒ VIRGINIA . 23.
... half a dozen servants then idle in the kitchen . Upon our return to the parlour , I seized the opportunity this circumstance afforded , to prove to her her want of christian charity . I found. HUNTSVILLE TÒ VIRGINIA . 23.
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