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 22
... seen since we left Huntsville . It is situated on the Holston riv- er , below its junction with French broad . It contains four churches , for as many denominations , a court- house , offices , a prison , two printing offices , a bank ...
... seen since we left Huntsville . It is situated on the Holston riv- er , below its junction with French broad . It contains four churches , for as many denominations , a court- house , offices , a prison , two printing offices , a bank ...
Strana 24
... seen . I hinted this to him . " I hope , " said he , " you would'nt judge us all by the d - n little Yankee pedlars , that go through the coun- try . " He was about twenty - three years of age , well made , his complexion dark , his ...
... seen . I hinted this to him . " I hope , " said he , " you would'nt judge us all by the d - n little Yankee pedlars , that go through the coun- try . " He was about twenty - three years of age , well made , his complexion dark , his ...
Strana 28
... seen , both in size and fla- vor . East Tennessee exports flour , indian corn , Irish potatoes , whiskey , bacon , cider , apples , cider- royal , Tennessee - royal , hemp , tobacco , iron , beef , butter , cheese , beeswax , lard ...
... seen , both in size and fla- vor . East Tennessee exports flour , indian corn , Irish potatoes , whiskey , bacon , cider , apples , cider- royal , Tennessee - royal , hemp , tobacco , iron , beef , butter , cheese , beeswax , lard ...
Strana 38
... seen him ; he is a great contrast to his rival , in appear . ance ; he is one of your finest looking men , of elegant address , and very handsome . Whereas B goes with his head down , more like a criminal going to exe- cution than any ...
... seen him ; he is a great contrast to his rival , in appear . ance ; he is one of your finest looking men , of elegant address , and very handsome . Whereas B goes with his head down , more like a criminal going to exe- cution than any ...
Strana 41
... seen it for the last time , when you behold it curling ahead , in Ho- garth's line of beauty . Thus , after amusing the travel- ler with ten thousand gambols , it leaves him at the falls . of the great Kenhawa river , the grandeur of ...
... seen it for the last time , when you behold it curling ahead , in Ho- garth's line of beauty . Thus , after amusing the travel- ler with ten thousand gambols , it leaves him at the falls . of the great Kenhawa river , the grandeur of ...
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