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 36
... remarkable for nothing but a very elegant brick court - house , and the resi- dence of the renowned A. B. and his famous rival C , Esq . both of whom have amassed great wealth in the line of their business , which is that of merchants ...
... remarkable for nothing but a very elegant brick court - house , and the resi- dence of the renowned A. B. and his famous rival C , Esq . both of whom have amassed great wealth in the line of their business , which is that of merchants ...
Strana 48
... remarkable events , I have traced this part of Virginia as far back as the year seventeen hundred and seventy - four , to the memo- rable battle of the Point , fought between the whites and . the Indians , at the mouth of this river . I ...
... remarkable events , I have traced this part of Virginia as far back as the year seventeen hundred and seventy - four , to the memo- rable battle of the Point , fought between the whites and . the Indians , at the mouth of this river . I ...
Strana 70
... remarkable and peculiar to these counties is , the dissolution of old people . It is very common for old people to drop down dead out of their seats , or walking about in perfect health . I have seen several instances of this since my ...
... remarkable and peculiar to these counties is , the dissolution of old people . It is very common for old people to drop down dead out of their seats , or walking about in perfect health . I have seen several instances of this since my ...
Strana 71
... remarkable both for beauty and size ; they deserve much credit for the improve- ment they have made within a few years past in the breed of horses . I remember when there were not a dozen horses that could be called handsome in the ...
... remarkable both for beauty and size ; they deserve much credit for the improve- ment they have made within a few years past in the breed of horses . I remember when there were not a dozen horses that could be called handsome in the ...
Strana 73
... remarkable for moral and inoffensive manners : there does not exist a country , which embraces an equal ex- tent , in which fewer crimes are committed . Murder is almost unknown ; but two instances of murder are recol- lected , and so ...
... remarkable for moral and inoffensive manners : there does not exist a country , which embraces an equal ex- tent , in which fewer crimes are committed . Murder is almost unknown ; but two instances of murder are recol- lected , and so ...
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