A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its InstitutionsKnopf, 1962 - 487 páginas In 1839, Marryat published his Diary in America, a travelogue that reflects his criticisms of American culture and society. The book and the author were both subject to acts of violence, including the burning of the book and of Marryat's effigy in public. |
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... miles in length , at present covers about three miles of that distance , and has a population of three hundred thousand inhabitants . Building lots were marked out for the other seven miles ; and , by calculation , these lots , when ...
... miles in length , at present covers about three miles of that distance , and has a population of three hundred thousand inhabitants . Building lots were marked out for the other seven miles ; and , by calculation , these lots , when ...
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... miles , and this is accomplished , un- der usual circumstances , in thirteen hours ; from Provi- dence to Boston , forty miles by railroad , in two hours- which makes , from New York to Boston , an average speed of sixteen miles an hour ...
... miles , and this is accomplished , un- der usual circumstances , in thirteen hours ; from Provi- dence to Boston , forty miles by railroad , in two hours- which makes , from New York to Boston , an average speed of sixteen miles an hour ...
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... miles inland , and the lead is brought here , made into shot , and then sent down the river to the Mississippi , by ... miles distant . We continued our course for about twenty miles lower down , when we wound up our day's work by ...
... miles inland , and the lead is brought here , made into shot , and then sent down the river to the Mississippi , by ... miles distant . We continued our course for about twenty miles lower down , when we wound up our day's work by ...
Índice
INTRODUCTION page 3 XI page | 83 |
Arrival in the New World XIII page | 91 |
New York City XIV page 99 | 99 |
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