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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... stage at Huntsville . With a view to divert my mind from melancholy reflections , to which it was disposed from ill health , I resolved to note every thing during my journey , worthy of re- mark , and commit it to writing , and to draw ...
... stage at Huntsville . With a view to divert my mind from melancholy reflections , to which it was disposed from ill health , I resolved to note every thing during my journey , worthy of re- mark , and commit it to writing , and to draw ...
Strana 14
... stage , and set off in it , accordingly , for the sweet springs . * Three passengers besides myself . This consoled ... stages are ( at least in this part of the country 14 JOURNEY FROM.
... stage , and set off in it , accordingly , for the sweet springs . * Three passengers besides myself . This consoled ... stages are ( at least in this part of the country 14 JOURNEY FROM.
Strana 15
... stage , which was nothing but an old rattle- trap . However , this made no difference : I was preju- diced against him at first sight . Meantime I was re- lieved by the driver , who informed me , we would soon meet the Nashville line ...
... stage , which was nothing but an old rattle- trap . However , this made no difference : I was preju- diced against him at first sight . Meantime I was re- lieved by the driver , who informed me , we would soon meet the Nashville line ...
Strana 16
... stage , and his countenance defied description . It was ludicrous enough , to see him earnestly ruma- ging his pocket - book , while some dowdy fat woman endeavoured to keep up with the stage , to " get the letter from her father ...
... stage , and his countenance defied description . It was ludicrous enough , to see him earnestly ruma- ging his pocket - book , while some dowdy fat woman endeavoured to keep up with the stage , to " get the letter from her father ...
Strana 17
... stage - line ends , and the Nashville stage takes in the travellers . But if it be too full , as is sometimes the case , the Huntsville stage passengers have to remain at Mac Minville till the next stage . The Nashville stage brought ...
... stage - line ends , and the Nashville stage takes in the travellers . But if it be too full , as is sometimes the case , the Huntsville stage passengers have to remain at Mac Minville till the next stage . The Nashville stage brought ...
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