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 15
... trees : going at the rate we went , it required the utmost skill to avoid them . When the driver would see danger before him , he would address his horses with " look sharp , " or " take care , " that moment the animals would be seen ...
... trees : going at the rate we went , it required the utmost skill to avoid them . When the driver would see danger before him , he would address his horses with " look sharp , " or " take care , " that moment the animals would be seen ...
Strana 21
... trees and shrubberies , like the guardian genius of the place . Kingston , the seat of justice for Rowan county , E. Tennessee , is built on that point of land formed by the junction of Holston and Clinch rivers . It is a handsome ...
... trees and shrubberies , like the guardian genius of the place . Kingston , the seat of justice for Rowan county , E. Tennessee , is built on that point of land formed by the junction of Holston and Clinch rivers . It is a handsome ...
Strana 25
... tree ; meantime the rope division kept pulling At length down came the tree , killed two and crippled several . From that day to the pres- ent , no entreaty , or persuasion , can prevail on them to resume the business of clearing , or ...
... tree ; meantime the rope division kept pulling At length down came the tree , killed two and crippled several . From that day to the pres- ent , no entreaty , or persuasion , can prevail on them to resume the business of clearing , or ...
Strana 36
... tree , as I rode under it : I should think they ought to be armed , at least , in a country infested as this is with wild beasts . " And if mothers ride at this rate , " said I , " at what rate must the daughters ride ? they do not thus ...
... tree , as I rode under it : I should think they ought to be armed , at least , in a country infested as this is with wild beasts . " And if mothers ride at this rate , " said I , " at what rate must the daughters ride ? they do not thus ...
Strana 39
... trees grow ; they are , however , covered with a small shrub , which shelters the grass , no doubt , both from the drying heat of the sun in sum- mer , and the freezing cold in winter . Farms appear in many places , which produce wheat ...
... trees grow ; they are , however , covered with a small shrub , which shelters the grass , no doubt , both from the drying heat of the sun in sum- mer , and the freezing cold in winter . Farms appear in many places , which produce wheat ...
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