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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... schools . The land is beautiful and fertile . From Huntsville ' to this place , forty miles , the soil and its productions are the same , viz . rich and level . Here we change our driver , as is the practice ; I dislike the practice ...
... schools . The land is beautiful and fertile . From Huntsville ' to this place , forty miles , the soil and its productions are the same , viz . rich and level . Here we change our driver , as is the practice ; I dislike the practice ...
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... 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 . The college is handsomely endowed by Congress , and is in a flour- ishing ...
... 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 . The college is handsomely endowed by Congress , and is in a flour- ishing ...
Strana 105
... schools . ५ Manners and Appearance . - The people of Alexandria are mild and unassuming . They have not that eclat and splendor , of which many of the towns in Alabama and the western states are so vain . They are rather dist tant ...
... schools . ५ Manners and Appearance . - The people of Alexandria are mild and unassuming . They have not that eclat and splendor , of which many of the towns in Alabama and the western states are so vain . They are rather dist tant ...
Strana 126
... schools . My visit to Richmond was limited to three or four days only , and accordingly I left it for Washington , in the stage , with three other very respectable passengers . The party consisted of a Mr. Warrick , a merchant , and the ...
... schools . My visit to Richmond was limited to three or four days only , and accordingly I left it for Washington , in the stage , with three other very respectable passengers . The party consisted of a Mr. Warrick , a merchant , and the ...
Strana 150
... schools , and but two free schools , for the exclusive benefit of the poor : these are supported by the corporation . A number of other schools are kept by indifferent teachers , where little children are taught to read , write , and ...
... schools , and but two free schools , for the exclusive benefit of the poor : these are supported by the corporation . A number of other schools are kept by indifferent teachers , where little children are taught to read , write , and ...
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