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 14
... looks confirm it . Next morning found me in one of my splenetic fits : I resolved to shake it off in the stage , and set off in it , accordingly , for the sweet springs . * Three passengers besides myself . This consoled me a little ...
... looks confirm it . Next morning found me in one of my splenetic fits : I resolved to shake it off in the stage , and set off in it , accordingly , for the sweet springs . * Three passengers besides myself . This consoled me a little ...
Strana 15
... look sharp , " or " take care , " that moment the animals would be seen look- ing up the road , and would avoid the danger , with all the caution of reasonable beings . The first day brought us to Winchester , in Tennes- } see ...
... look sharp , " or " take care , " that moment the animals would be seen look- ing up the road , and would avoid the danger , with all the caution of reasonable beings . The first day brought us to Winchester , in Tennes- } see ...
Strana 20
... look at , and sound well in theories , but nothing wears worse than mountains , when you take up your abode amongst them . True , you can have a delicious pheas- ant , a venison , or a trout now and then , but these delicacies are ...
... look at , and sound well in theories , but nothing wears worse than mountains , when you take up your abode amongst them . True , you can have a delicious pheas- ant , a venison , or a trout now and then , but these delicacies are ...
Strana 27
... look round , with evident signs of amazement . Sometimes he would mutter to himself , sometimes go slow , and then ... looks of terror and amazement ; and the moment the horses stopt , the old man accosts him-- " Vy Shake ( Jake ) vot ...
... look round , with evident signs of amazement . Sometimes he would mutter to himself , sometimes go slow , and then ... looks of terror and amazement ; and the moment the horses stopt , the old man accosts him-- " Vy Shake ( Jake ) vot ...
Strana 36
... look behind him , ) screwed himself up in a heap , and holding fast to the pummel of the saddle , resigned himself to his fate ; meanwhile his fair foes advanced in unbroken rank , with resolution and firmness , apparently without pity ...
... look behind him , ) screwed himself up in a heap , and holding fast to the pummel of the saddle , resigned himself to his fate ; meanwhile his fair foes advanced in unbroken rank , with resolution and firmness , apparently without pity ...
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