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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... ground , the distance of a mile in length , through which persons may walk up- right , from one end to the other . An opening being A village , called after M'Min , Governor of Tennessee : It is growing fast . at each end , sufficiently ...
... ground , the distance of a mile in length , through which persons may walk up- right , from one end to the other . An opening being A village , called after M'Min , Governor of Tennessee : It is growing fast . at each end , sufficiently ...
Strana 39
... ground rises gradually higher , and the waters , instead of running westerly , come meeting us , repelled by the mountains , to seek a more favourable passage to Greenbriar river , which lies behind us . As we advance , the land is more ...
... ground rises gradually higher , and the waters , instead of running westerly , come meeting us , repelled by the mountains , to seek a more favourable passage to Greenbriar river , which lies behind us . As we advance , the land is more ...
Strana 48
... ground on which it was fought . I have seen that part occupied by the " Augusta militia , " commanded by Gen. Lewis , and that by the Indians . I have seen the bones of the latter sticking in the bank of the Ohio river ; part of the ...
... ground on which it was fought . I have seen that part occupied by the " Augusta militia , " commanded by Gen. Lewis , and that by the Indians . I have seen the bones of the latter sticking in the bank of the Ohio river ; part of the ...
Strana 51
... ground drunk , saying " get up ! M.'s suit is coming on . " Another magistrate was lying drunk on the floor ; he was roused by the sheriff ; at length they have a court , and proceed to business . The case was argued on both sides by ...
... ground drunk , saying " get up ! M.'s suit is coming on . " Another magistrate was lying drunk on the floor ; he was roused by the sheriff ; at length they have a court , and proceed to business . The case was argued on both sides by ...
Strana 52
... ground before it comes to perfection ; Irish potatoes are cultivated , but are not good ; all gar- den vegetables succeed beyond description ; and in no part of the United States are to be found better peach- es ; apples are not much ...
... ground before it comes to perfection ; Irish potatoes are cultivated , but are not good ; all gar- den vegetables succeed beyond description ; and in no part of the United States are to be found better peach- es ; apples are not much ...
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