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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... thing that could have happened to the country , as America would now keep all the specie and pay her English creditors with bankruptcies . There always appears to me to be a great want of moral principle in all radicals ; indeed , the ...
... thing that could have happened to the country , as America would now keep all the specie and pay her English creditors with bankruptcies . There always appears to me to be a great want of moral principle in all radicals ; indeed , the ...
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... things ; but , still , luxuries must usually be obtained from the metropolis . But in such places as Buffalo and ... thing at almost every town in America with which communication is easy . Would you furnish a house in one of them ...
... things ; but , still , luxuries must usually be obtained from the metropolis . But in such places as Buffalo and ... thing at almost every town in America with which communication is easy . Would you furnish a house in one of them ...
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... thing as proving too much , but one thing is pretty fairly proved in this case , which is , that the defendant's counsel must have originally descended from the Milesian stock . I have heard many amusing stories of the peculiar elo ...
... thing as proving too much , but one thing is pretty fairly proved in this case , which is , that the defendant's counsel must have originally descended from the Milesian stock . I have heard many amusing stories of the peculiar elo ...
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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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