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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... whole country is of trappe forma- tion , and the black rocks rise up strictly vertical . The river , which at the ... whole width of the river . The fissure is about seventy feet deep and not more than twelve feet wide at any part . Down ...
... whole country is of trappe forma- tion , and the black rocks rise up strictly vertical . The river , which at the ... whole width of the river . The fissure is about seventy feet deep and not more than twelve feet wide at any part . Down ...
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... whole multitudinous mass which is , and has been , performing the same and coeval duty , and you feel its vastness ! Still the majesty of the whole is far too great for the mind to com- pass - too stupendous for its limited powers of ...
... whole multitudinous mass which is , and has been , performing the same and coeval duty , and you feel its vastness ! Still the majesty of the whole is far too great for the mind to com- pass - too stupendous for its limited powers of ...
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... whole work of digging and smelting being carried on by the squaws . After the land was surveyed , a portion of it was sold , but when the minerals made their appearance , the fact was notified by the sur- veyors to the government , and ...
... whole work of digging and smelting being carried on by the squaws . After the land was surveyed , a portion of it was sold , but when the minerals made their appearance , the fact was notified by the sur- veyors to the government , and ...
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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