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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... rapid improvement - so rapid , indeed , that those who would describe America now , would have to correct all in the short space of ten years ; for ten years in America is almost equal to a century in the old continent . Now , you may ...
... rapid improvement - so rapid , indeed , that those who would describe America now , would have to correct all in the short space of ten years ; for ten years in America is almost equal to a century in the old continent . Now , you may ...
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... rapid , as to leave a foam as it swept by any projecting point . We had , now that the river widened , sand banks to contend with , which required all the exertions of our insufficient crew . On the second morning , I was very much ...
... rapid , as to leave a foam as it swept by any projecting point . We had , now that the river widened , sand banks to contend with , which required all the exertions of our insufficient crew . On the second morning , I was very much ...
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... rapid motion will occasion them to split into fragments , each fragment suffi- ciently large to compose a nation of itself . What may be the eventual result of this convulsion , what may be the de- struction , the loss of life , the ...
... rapid motion will occasion them to split into fragments , each fragment suffi- ciently large to compose a nation of itself . What may be the eventual result of this convulsion , what may be the de- struction , the loss of life , the ...
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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