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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... four churches , one for Presbyterians , one for Methodists , and two for blacks , two female acade- mies , and one for young men . The land in the neigh- bourhood of Huntsville , yields considerably in fertili ty ,. SKETCHES, &c. ...
... four churches , one for Presbyterians , one for Methodists , and two for blacks , two female acade- mies , and one for young men . The land in the neigh- bourhood of Huntsville , yields considerably in fertili ty ,. SKETCHES, &c. ...
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... strangers . One was a young gentleman from Abington , Virginia . Another was from East Tennessee , and the third was of Huntsville , and an Irishman . Travellers in stages are ( at least in this part of the country 14 JOURNEY FROM.
... strangers . One was a young gentleman from Abington , Virginia . Another was from East Tennessee , and the third was of Huntsville , and an Irishman . Travellers in stages are ( at least in this part of the country 14 JOURNEY FROM.
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... young : he was shortly after this , married to the young and beautiful Mrs. Trigg , of Wythe . Our Irishman was a comical , gay , lively man , of about thirty , a little crazed when sober , a good deal so when tipsy . The Tennesseean ...
... young : he was shortly after this , married to the young and beautiful Mrs. Trigg , of Wythe . Our Irishman was a comical , gay , lively man , of about thirty , a little crazed when sober , a good deal so when tipsy . The Tennesseean ...
Strana 17
... young Doctor who lived in Knoxville , a Mr. Mager ( or Major , ) who liv ed in Philadelphia , to which city he was returning , af- ter a three years residence in New - Orleans , as agent for his father . He was modest , genteel , and ...
... young Doctor who lived in Knoxville , a Mr. Mager ( or Major , ) who liv ed in Philadelphia , to which city he was returning , af- ter a three years residence in New - Orleans , as agent for his father . He was modest , genteel , and ...
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... young a man . Knoxville is the largest town we have seen since we left Huntsville . It is situated on the Holston riv- er , below its junction with French broad . It contains four churches , for as many denominations , a court- house ...
... young a man . Knoxville is the largest town we have seen since we left Huntsville . It is situated on the Holston riv- er , below its junction with French broad . It contains four churches , for as many denominations , a court- house ...
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