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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... told that the stage left there at day - light next morning . Hunts- ville is well known to be one of the largest towns in the state it is on the north side of Tennessee river , about ten miles distant . It is handsomely situated on an ...
... told that the stage left there at day - light next morning . Hunts- ville is well known to be one of the largest towns in the state it is on the north side of Tennessee river , about ten miles distant . It is handsomely situated on an ...
Strana 14
... told , are the joint acquisition of her and her hus- band's industry . Report says , she is benevolent and charitable , and her looks confirm it . Next morning found me in one of my splenetic fits : I resolved to shake it off in the ...
... told , are the joint acquisition of her and her hus- band's industry . Report says , she is benevolent and charitable , and her looks confirm it . Next morning found me in one of my splenetic fits : I resolved to shake it off in the ...
Strana 19
... told , might be made were it properly attended to . At Sparta , and at the new tavern too , we met several members of the Legisla- ture , on their way from East Tennessee , going on to Murfreesborough , to hold their session . We were ...
... told , might be made were it properly attended to . At Sparta , and at the new tavern too , we met several members of the Legisla- ture , on their way from East Tennessee , going on to Murfreesborough , to hold their session . We were ...
Strana 22
... told that large bodies of good land lie on the river . The We put up at Boyd's - a man who in every respect deserves the patronage of the public . He keeps a table spread with plenty and variety , and what was our bill ? 50 cents per ...
... told that large bodies of good land lie on the river . The We put up at Boyd's - a man who in every respect deserves the patronage of the public . He keeps a table spread with plenty and variety , and what was our bill ? 50 cents per ...
Strana 23
... told me ( reluctantly I thought ) that she had used spectacles for thirty - five years . One afternoon as she and I were sitting together in a pleas- ant portico , I drew her into conversation with a view to ascertain what were her ...
... told me ( reluctantly I thought ) that she had used spectacles for thirty - five years . One afternoon as she and I were sitting together in a pleas- ant portico , I drew her into conversation with a view to ascertain what were her ...
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