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 30
... likewise surpass in personal beau- ty ; they are 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 ...
... likewise surpass in personal beau- ty ; they are 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 ...
Strana 35
... in the eagerness of my alarm for him , I was actually putting my head out of the window to call to the ladies ** have mercy and not ride over the good man , " when to Mr. D ( who had likewise been looking on , UNION , VIRginia . .35.
... in the eagerness of my alarm for him , I was actually putting my head out of the window to call to the ladies ** have mercy and not ride over the good man , " when to Mr. D ( who had likewise been looking on , UNION , VIRginia . .35.
Strana 36
... likewise been looking on , ) with- held me , saying I might as well attempt to control the wind . The young man finding himself in danger , ( though afraid to look behind him , ) screwed himself up in a heap , and holding fast to the ...
... likewise been looking on , ) with- held me , saying I might as well attempt to control the wind . The young man finding himself in danger , ( though afraid to look behind him , ) screwed himself up in a heap , and holding fast to the ...
Strana 45
... likewise those at the gum ; it is impossible for any one to guess what a wretched ap- pearance those poor creatures make when they are drawn out of this gum . They are unable to stand , and shiver as if they would shake to pieces ; it ...
... likewise those at the gum ; it is impossible for any one to guess what a wretched ap- pearance those poor creatures make when they are drawn out of this gum . They are unable to stand , and shiver as if they would shake to pieces ; it ...
Strana 46
... likewise taken up the Cumberland to Nash- ville . But what astonishes me , is , that they have to bore double the depth now to what they did at first ; even at the old well , the water sunk , and they were compelled to pursue it by ...
... likewise taken up the Cumberland to Nash- ville . But what astonishes me , is , that they have to bore double the depth now to what they did at first ; even at the old well , the water sunk , and they were compelled to pursue it by ...
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