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 13
... side of Tennessee river , about ten miles distant . It is handsomely situated on an eminence , has a commodious square in the centre , as have all the towns in the state . On this square is an elegant brick court - house , a market ...
... side of Tennessee river , about ten miles distant . It is handsomely situated on an eminence , has a commodious square in the centre , as have all the towns in the state . On this square is an elegant brick court - house , a market ...
Strana 14
... side of Tennessee river , though it maintains the same beautiful , undulative surface , with large fields of cotton . After resting a few hours , I sallied out to refresh myself with a walk , and meeting with Col. Pope , ac- cepted an ...
... side of Tennessee river , though it maintains the same beautiful , undulative surface , with large fields of cotton . After resting a few hours , I sallied out to refresh myself with a walk , and meeting with Col. Pope , ac- cepted an ...
Strana 16
... side , staring at " has Jim come from mill yet ? " When he could make us laugh no other way , he would insist up- on drinking out of the horse - bucket , and that after the horses had done , for which he was sometimes censur- ed by the ...
... side , staring at " has Jim come from mill yet ? " When he could make us laugh no other way , he would insist up- on drinking out of the horse - bucket , and that after the horses had done , for which he was sometimes censur- ed by the ...
Strana 28
... to a small creek , and finally to its source , which is two small springs , one on each side of the road , in Washington County , Virginia . Tennessee river waters five States , * Virginia , North - 28 JOURNEY TO THE Springs .
... to a small creek , and finally to its source , which is two small springs , one on each side of the road , in Washington County , Virginia . Tennessee river waters five States , * Virginia , North - 28 JOURNEY TO THE Springs .
Strana 33
... side of the age exhibited to our view , but in the accounts of a tavern , we see eve- ry age equally absurd , and equally vicious . Several men were assembled in the room beneath me . They were talking , singing , laughing , drinking ...
... side of the age exhibited to our view , but in the accounts of a tavern , we see eve- ry age equally absurd , and equally vicious . Several men were assembled in the room beneath me . They were talking , singing , laughing , drinking ...
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