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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... beauty of his situation , by surrounding it with the lombardy poplar . If I admir- ed the exterior , I was amazed at the taste and ele- gance displayed in every part of the interior ; massy plate , cut glass , china ware , vases , sofas ...
... beauty of his situation , by surrounding it with the lombardy poplar . If I admir- ed the exterior , I was amazed at the taste and ele- gance displayed in every part of the interior ; massy plate , cut glass , china ware , vases , sofas ...
Strana 15
... beauty , and grace of manner . He was . good natured , moderately improved , yet still enough so for his age , being very young : he was shortly after this , married to the young and beautiful Mrs. Trigg , of Wythe . Our Irishman was a ...
... beauty , and grace of manner . He was . good natured , moderately improved , yet still enough so for his age , being very young : he was shortly after this , married to the young and beautiful Mrs. Trigg , of Wythe . Our Irishman was a ...
Strana 30
... beauty and size . I inquir- ed of a countryman , ( who had taken a seat in the stage to ride a few miles ) who owned that beautiful farm , he replied " a Dutchman by the name of Bles- sing , " ( I think . ) " He must be wealthy , " said ...
... beauty and size . I inquir- ed of a countryman , ( who had taken a seat in the stage to ride a few miles ) who owned that beautiful farm , he replied " a Dutchman by the name of Bles- sing , " ( I think . ) " He must be wealthy , " said ...
Strana 41
... beauty . Thus , after amusing the travel- ler with ten thousand gambols , it leaves him at the falls . of the great Kenhawa river , the grandeur of which ab- sorbs , for the moment , every earthly thought . This famous river , after ...
... beauty . Thus , after amusing the travel- ler with ten thousand gambols , it leaves him at the falls . of the great Kenhawa river , the grandeur of which ab- sorbs , for the moment , every earthly thought . This famous river , after ...
Strana 48
... beauty and utility , flows in a smooth current as silent as night ; not the least noise can be heard from it ; not the smallest t ; ripple is seen . This , and its limpid appearance , the rich foliage which decorates its banks and looks ...
... beauty and utility , flows in a smooth current as silent as night ; not the least noise can be heard from it ; not the smallest t ; ripple is seen . This , and its limpid appearance , the rich foliage which decorates its banks and looks ...
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