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 34
... stand to it till the day of doomsday , that it's mas . I'll be d - d , give me the same leather , and the same thread , and if I can't . D - n it man , what's the use of denying the . D D- ∙ n seize ye , can't ye listen to the song ...
... stand to it till the day of doomsday , that it's mas . I'll be d - d , give me the same leather , and the same thread , and if I can't . D - n it man , what's the use of denying the . D D- ∙ n seize ye , can't ye listen to the song ...
Strana 45
... stands still on the scaffold and continues to ply the augur ( as it is call- ed ) in a perpendicular direction ... stand , and shiver as if they would shake to pieces ; it can hardly be told whether they are black or white , their blood ...
... stands still on the scaffold and continues to ply the augur ( as it is call- ed ) in a perpendicular direction ... stand , and shiver as if they would shake to pieces ; it can hardly be told whether they are black or white , their blood ...
Strana 66
... stands , which , at that time , was nothing more than a bleak savannah . In the following year , Col. John Stewart , ( now living ) and Mr. George Matthews , of Augusta , Va . opened a store on this savannah ; a fort was likewise built ...
... stands , which , at that time , was nothing more than a bleak savannah . In the following year , Col. John Stewart , ( now living ) and Mr. George Matthews , of Augusta , Va . opened a store on this savannah ; a fort was likewise built ...
Strana 82
... stand , known by the name of Callahans . The old gentleman , who us- ed to give life to the tavern , has been dead some years , at present it is kept by his sons , two very amiable young men .. I was astonished to find these young men ...
... stand , known by the name of Callahans . The old gentleman , who us- ed to give life to the tavern , has been dead some years , at present it is kept by his sons , two very amiable young men .. I was astonished to find these young men ...
Strana 83
... stand , which every traveller recollects , is one of the best in the country . Four great roads meet at this house , viz . the great road from the head of navigation , already mentioned , the Lewisburg road , the sweet spring road , and ...
... stand , which every traveller recollects , is one of the best in the country . Four great roads meet at this house , viz . the great road from the head of navigation , already mentioned , the Lewisburg road , the sweet spring road , and ...
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