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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... Germans and their descendants ; there- fore , as soon as you are in Washington county , Va . you have Dutch ( as they are called ) drivers , Dutch inns , and Dutch every thing . These mischievous plagues 26 JOURNEY FROM #
... Germans and their descendants ; there- fore , as soon as you are in Washington county , Va . you have Dutch ( as they are called ) drivers , Dutch inns , and Dutch every thing . These mischievous plagues 26 JOURNEY FROM #
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... a small creek , and finally to its source , which is two small springs , one on each side of the road , in Washington County , Virginia . Tennessee river waters five States , * Virginia , North - 28 JOURNEY TO THE Springs .
... a small creek , and finally to its source , which is two small springs , one on each side of the road , in Washington County , Virginia . Tennessee river waters five States , * Virginia , North - 28 JOURNEY TO THE Springs .
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... Washington , Wythe , and Montgomery .-- These coun- ties of Virginia , meet the traveller in succession up- on leaving the state of Tennessee . Industry marks the face of the country , and in many parts opulence and taste ; great part ...
... Washington , Wythe , and Montgomery .-- These coun- ties of Virginia , meet the traveller in succession up- on leaving the state of Tennessee . Industry marks the face of the country , and in many parts opulence and taste ; great part ...
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... Washington county , but it is much stronger , and bet- ter for preserving meat . I saw this proved in Alaba- ma ; the meat ( that is , bacon , ) that was cured with the salt from King's works , spoiled , while that which was salted with ...
... Washington county , but it is much stronger , and bet- ter for preserving meat . I saw this proved in Alaba- ma ; the meat ( that is , bacon , ) that was cured with the salt from King's works , spoiled , while that which was salted with ...
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... Washington markets with beef . Their land is fertile , and , though unfavora- ble to the growth of some things , produces from thirty to forty bushels of wheat to the acre ; the best wheat grows on the top of the Alleghany mountain ...
... Washington markets with beef . Their land is fertile , and , though unfavora- ble to the growth of some things , produces from thirty to forty bushels of wheat to the acre ; the best wheat grows on the top of the Alleghany mountain ...
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