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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... prison , two printing offices , a bank , a college , an academy , and several schools . It has twelve stores and 300 houses , several of which are of brick , besides barracks for 500 men . They have a watch , but the town is not lighted ...
... prison , two printing offices , a bank , a college , an academy , and several schools . It has twelve stores and 300 houses , several of which are of brick , besides barracks for 500 men . They have a watch , but the town is not lighted ...
Strana 63
... prison- ers and set out for their towns . Mrs. Clendening re- solved , however , to effect her escape , at the risk of her life . Accordingly , when they arrived at the place call- d Keeny's Kobbs , a favorable opportunity offered upon ...
... prison- ers and set out for their towns . Mrs. Clendening re- solved , however , to effect her escape , at the risk of her life . Accordingly , when they arrived at the place call- d Keeny's Kobbs , a favorable opportunity offered upon ...
Strana 86
... prison , two clerk's offices , a fire office , one printing office , one post - office , three churches , one for Episcopalians , one for Methodists , and one for Presbyterians . There are no public squares in Staunton ; the public ...
... prison , two clerk's offices , a fire office , one printing office , one post - office , three churches , one for Episcopalians , one for Methodists , and one for Presbyterians . There are no public squares in Staunton ; the public ...
Strana 133
... Prison , are on the left . Proceeding on in the same direction , viz . down the Pennsylvania Avenue , with the Potomac about a mile on our right ; we come to the Capitol . Leaving the Capitol , same direction , we come to the Ten ...
... Prison , are on the left . Proceeding on in the same direction , viz . down the Pennsylvania Avenue , with the Potomac about a mile on our right ; we come to the Capitol . Leaving the Capitol , same direction , we come to the Ten ...
Strana 140
... prison ; it is a large building , surrounded with a high brick wall . The other public buildings are , a poor - house , an orphan asylum , two churches for Roman Catholics , three for Presbyte- rians , three for Methodists , two for ...
... prison ; it is a large building , surrounded with a high brick wall . The other public buildings are , a poor - house , an orphan asylum , two churches for Roman Catholics , three for Presbyte- rians , three for Methodists , two for ...
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