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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... handsome village , many of the build- ings are well built , of brick . It 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 ...
... handsome village , many of the build- ings are well built , of brick . It 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 ...
Strana 21
... handsome little town , of about forty houses ; a post- office and a fine spring are all the objects of notice within it . Having travelled forty - four hours without sleep , we arrived at an inn a few miles west of Knox- ville , at 10 o ...
... handsome little town , of about forty houses ; a post- office and a fine spring are all the objects of notice within it . Having travelled forty - four hours without sleep , we arrived at an inn a few miles west of Knox- ville , at 10 o ...
Strana 24
... , well made , his complexion dark , his features handsome , and countenance all expression . He had what is called a " laughing " black eye . He was a merchant from Demopolis , going on to New - York , to 24 JOURNEY FROM.
... , well made , his complexion dark , his features handsome , and countenance all expression . He had what is called a " laughing " black eye . He was a merchant from Demopolis , going on to New - York , to 24 JOURNEY FROM.
Strana 30
... handsome fine looking men , very much in appearance like the Kentuckians , though they ex- cel even these in expression of countenance . In ad- dition to all this , they are a well informed , hospitable and polite people . But from ...
... handsome fine looking men , very much in appearance like the Kentuckians , though they ex- cel even these in expression of countenance . In ad- dition to all this , they are a well informed , hospitable and polite people . But from ...
Strana 38
... handsome . Whereas B goes with his head down , more like a criminal going to exe- cution than any thing else . But , however they may differ in other respects , it seems they agree in one , which is to grind the poor . Those who are so ...
... handsome . Whereas B goes with his head down , more like a criminal going to exe- cution than any thing else . But , however they may differ in other respects , it seems they agree in one , which is to grind the poor . Those who are so ...
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