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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... face , exclaimed , " he can't go , he's got his work to do . " This negative of her's proved to me nothing more than her selfish , uncharitable disposition , as there were half a dozen servants then idle in the kitchen . Upon our return ...
... face , exclaimed , " he can't go , he's got his work to do . " This negative of her's proved to me nothing more than her selfish , uncharitable disposition , as there were half a dozen servants then idle in the kitchen . Upon our return ...
Strana 29
... face of the country , and in many parts opulence and taste ; great part of them , however , as before ob- served , are settled by Germans . In these three counties three things are peculiar to them , viz : more natural children and more ...
... face of the country , and in many parts opulence and taste ; great part of them , however , as before ob- served , are settled by Germans . In these three counties three things are peculiar to them , viz : more natural children and more ...
Strana 59
... table with the utmost facility and helps himself ; now and then , his sleeve , as black as your hat , coming in contact with the meat and bread . you while their faces and noses are enough to set you WEST VIRGINIA . 59.
... table with the utmost facility and helps himself ; now and then , his sleeve , as black as your hat , coming in contact with the meat and bread . you while their faces and noses are enough to set you WEST VIRGINIA . 59.
Strana 60
... faces and noses are enough to set you against . eating , forever ; and as for the meat , you might as well try to insert your knife into a brick - bat . The coffee , however , and butter are fine , and nothing would affront them more ...
... faces and noses are enough to set you against . eating , forever ; and as for the meat , you might as well try to insert your knife into a brick - bat . The coffee , however , and butter are fine , and nothing would affront them more ...
Strana 62
... face to provoke him to do so . He raised his tomahawk to kill her , when her brother , John Ewing , who was present , said to the Indian “ Oh , never mind her , she is a foolish woman : " " Yes , " said the Indian , desisting , " she ...
... face to provoke him to do so . He raised his tomahawk to kill her , when her brother , John Ewing , who was present , said to the Indian “ Oh , never mind her , she is a foolish woman : " " Yes , " said the Indian , desisting , " she ...
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