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 11
... present work , the author is influ- enced by the prospect of remunerating the public by two other works , which will shortly appear , relating wholly almost to the western states . The work herewith presented to the public , contains a ...
... present work , the author is influ- enced by the prospect of remunerating the public by two other works , which will shortly appear , relating wholly almost to the western states . The work herewith presented to the public , contains a ...
Strana 17
... present . The charms of this , amiable stranger , left a lasting impression on my memory . Our third and last stranger , was , I believe a merchant , clerk , or something like that , direct from Nashville , but where his place of ...
... present . The charms of this , amiable stranger , left a lasting impression on my memory . Our third and last stranger , was , I believe a merchant , clerk , or something like that , direct from Nashville , but where his place of ...
Strana 23
... present . She drew near to me , and looking earnestly in my face , exclaimed , " he can't go , he's got his work to do . " This negative of her's proved to me nothing more than her selfish , uncharitable disposition , as there were half ...
... present . She drew near to me , and looking earnestly in my face , exclaimed , " he can't go , he's got his work to do . " This negative of her's proved to me nothing more than her selfish , uncharitable disposition , as there were half ...
Strana 29
... presents toward the river , a perpendicular surface of great height from the water's edge , with written characters in red paint , equally distant , both from the top and the bottom , and far beyond the reach of any person , either from ...
... presents toward the river , a perpendicular surface of great height from the water's edge , with written characters in red paint , equally distant , both from the top and the bottom , and far beyond the reach of any person , either from ...
Strana 33
... present , while he was execrating them in his way , and obser- ved , " you get them at the stables sir , if you would re- frain from visiting the stables , you would be free from them ; " " you go in h - l , " said he to the servant ...
... present , while he was execrating them in his way , and obser- ved , " you get them at the stables sir , if you would re- frain from visiting the stables , you would be free from them ; " " you go in h - l , " said he to the servant ...
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