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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... leaving Huntsville , the road is causewayed with huge logs , and so soon as the stage was on it , we were sadly jolted . Our Irish- man acted the merry Andrew to perfection , uttering as many " Oh laws " as Sancho , after his ...
... leaving Huntsville , the road is causewayed with huge logs , and so soon as the stage was on it , we were sadly jolted . Our Irish- man acted the merry Andrew to perfection , uttering as many " Oh laws " as Sancho , after his ...
Strana 16
... low and flat . After leaving Winchester , you see no more cotton fields . The soil , though equally rich , gradually changes from a redish to a black color , presenting a flat , even surface , from thence to 16 JOURNEY FROM.
... low and flat . After leaving Winchester , you see no more cotton fields . The soil , though equally rich , gradually changes from a redish to a black color , presenting a flat , even surface , from thence to 16 JOURNEY FROM.
Strana 29
... leaving the state of Tennessee . Industry marks the 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 ...
... leaving the state of Tennessee . Industry marks the 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 ...
Strana 53
... leaving him in such a piteous condition ; but how to relieve him was a question of some difficulty . At length , he was compelled to dismount in the mud , which took him up to his knees ; and with some difficul- ty , he extricated his ...
... leaving him in such a piteous condition ; but how to relieve him was a question of some difficulty . At length , he was compelled to dismount in the mud , which took him up to his knees ; and with some difficul- ty , he extricated his ...
Strana 62
... leaving this old man to guard them ; they took Ewing with them . They were absent three days ; during which , it came into Mrs. Clenden- ing's head , that , if the other women would assist her , they might kill the old Indian and make ...
... leaving this old man to guard them ; they took Ewing with them . They were absent three days ; during which , it came into Mrs. Clenden- ing's head , that , if the other women would assist her , they might kill the old Indian and make ...
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