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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Strana 105
... hall , a li- brary , an insurance office , a theatre , and six banks , a collectors office , and a post office . There are two prin- ting offices in Alexandria . Besides the manufactory of tin and leather , a great quantity of sugar is ...
... hall , a li- brary , an insurance office , a theatre , and six banks , a collectors office , and a post office . There are two prin- ting offices in Alexandria . Besides the manufactory of tin and leather , a great quantity of sugar is ...
Strana 131
... Hall are all enormous edifices . These edifices , the elevated site of the city ; its undulating surface , partially covered with very hand- some buildings ; the majestic Potomac , with its pond- erous bridge , and gliding sails ; the ...
... Hall are all enormous edifices . These edifices , the elevated site of the city ; its undulating surface , partially covered with very hand- some buildings ; the majestic Potomac , with its pond- erous bridge , and gliding sails ; the ...
Strana 133
... Hall , the Poor - house , and the Prison , are on the left . Proceeding on in the same direction , viz . down the Pennsylvania Avenue , with the Potomac about a mile on our right ; we come to the Capitol . Leaving the Capitol , same ...
... Hall , the Poor - house , and the Prison , are on the left . Proceeding on in the same direction , viz . down the Pennsylvania Avenue , with the Potomac about a mile on our right ; we come to the Capitol . Leaving the Capitol , same ...
Strana 134
... Hall , greatest length , Representatives ' Hall , greatest height Senate Chamber , greatest length Senate Chamber , greatest height 70 feet . 120 95 60 74 42 Great central rotunda , 96 feet in diameter and 96 feet high . The basement ...
... Hall , greatest length , Representatives ' Hall , greatest height Senate Chamber , greatest length Senate Chamber , greatest height 70 feet . 120 95 60 74 42 Great central rotunda , 96 feet in diameter and 96 feet high . The basement ...
Strana 135
... hall . The sergeant - at - arms stands outside the bar , and the door- keepers outside of the door of Congress Hall . In as- cending to the gallery you do not enter Congress Hall , but proceed through the lobby fronting the door up a ...
... hall . The sergeant - at - arms stands outside the bar , and the door- keepers outside of the door of Congress Hall . In as- cending to the gallery you do not enter Congress Hall , but proceed through the lobby fronting the door up a ...
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