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 39
... running westerly , come meeting us , repelled by the mountains , to seek a more favourable passage to Greenbriar river , which lies behind us . As we advance , the land is more sterile , and the climate much colder . Much of the country ...
... running westerly , come meeting us , repelled by the mountains , to seek a more favourable passage to Greenbriar river , which lies behind us . As we advance , the land is more sterile , and the climate much colder . Much of the country ...
Strana 41
... runs between two moderate hills , which are clo- thed with flowers of a thousand different hues ; mean- while it swells as you advance , forming innumerable gro- tesque appearances . Sometimes it , runs with nimble . speed over a smooth ...
... runs between two moderate hills , which are clo- thed with flowers of a thousand different hues ; mean- while it swells as you advance , forming innumerable gro- tesque appearances . Sometimes it , runs with nimble . speed over a smooth ...
Strana 55
... running down the sides of the mountains as they do , no- thing less than a double portion of steam would be able to ... runs at a hurrying rate for 200 miles , being hemmed in by the vast bed of mountains just mentioned . It discharges ...
... running down the sides of the mountains as they do , no- thing less than a double portion of steam would be able to ... runs at a hurrying rate for 200 miles , being hemmed in by the vast bed of mountains just mentioned . It discharges ...
Strana 62
... run , and was making an effort to cross a fence that was near the door , which separated the house from a field of Indian corn , which , had he gained , he would have cluded the pursuit of the Indians ; it being in the month of June ...
... run , and was making an effort to cross a fence that was near the door , which separated the house from a field of Indian corn , which , had he gained , he would have cluded the pursuit of the Indians ; it being in the month of June ...
Strana 69
... running from the Indians and cooped up in forts among people as rude as the savages themselves , yet she is eminently qualified to adorn the most polished assembly . Her pleasing and courtly manners are unequalled , and every way ...
... running from the Indians and cooped up in forts among people as rude as the savages themselves , yet she is eminently qualified to adorn the most polished assembly . Her pleasing and courtly manners are unequalled , and every way ...
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