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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... contains a description of the public institutions , manners and ap- pearance of the inhabitants , and the history of the prin- cipal places visited by the author , with sketches of the principal characters , physical remarks on the ...
... contains a description of the public institutions , manners and ap- pearance of the inhabitants , and the history of the prin- cipal places visited by the author , with sketches of the principal characters , physical remarks on the ...
Strana 16
... contains a Court- House , a church , a post office , an academy and other schools . The land is beautiful and fertile . From Huntsville ' to this place , forty miles , the soil and its productions are the same , viz . rich and level ...
... contains a Court- House , a church , a post office , an academy and other schools . The land is beautiful and fertile . From Huntsville ' to this place , forty miles , the soil and its productions are the same , viz . rich and level ...
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... contains a church , a court - house , a post office , and unfortunately for us , two taverns . My friend of Abington , proposed to take breakfast at one of these , a different one from that at which the stages were wont to stop ; the ...
... contains a church , a court - house , a post office , and unfortunately for us , two taverns . My friend of Abington , proposed to take breakfast at one of these , a different one from that at which the stages were wont to stop ; the ...
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... contains four churches , for as many denominations , a court- house , offices , a prison , two printing offices , a bank , a college , an academy , and several schools . It has twelve stores and 300 houses , several of which are of ...
... contains four churches , for as many denominations , a court- house , offices , a prison , two printing offices , a bank , a college , an academy , and several schools . It has twelve stores and 300 houses , several of which are of ...
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... contains a handsome stone court- house and jail , two clerks offices , two churches , one for presbyterians and one for methodists , one academy for young men , and one for young ladies , two taverns , four retail stores , a post office ...
... contains a handsome stone court- house and jail , two clerks offices , two churches , one for presbyterians and one for methodists , one academy for young men , and one for young ladies , two taverns , four retail stores , a post office ...
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