A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions. Part second, Parte2,Volumen1Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 - 304 páginas |
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... Americans would cavil at portions of the first part of my work , I was fully con- vinced , and as there are many observations quite new to most of them , they are by them considered to be false ; but the United States , as I have before ...
... Americans would cavil at portions of the first part of my work , I was fully con- vinced , and as there are many observations quite new to most of them , they are by them considered to be false ; but the United States , as I have before ...
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... American lady observed that " it was too bad of Captain Marryat to assert that ladies in America carried pigtail in their work - boxes to present to the gentlemen ; " adding , “ I never heard orsaw such a thing in all my life . " Very ...
... American lady observed that " it was too bad of Captain Marryat to assert that ladies in America carried pigtail in their work - boxes to present to the gentlemen ; " adding , “ I never heard orsaw such a thing in all my life . " Very ...
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... American society as will be found in any chap- ters which I have written . In a country abounding as America does with rivers and railroads , and where locomotion by steam , wherever it can be applied , supersedes every other means of ...
... American society as will be found in any chap- ters which I have written . In a country abounding as America does with rivers and railroads , and where locomotion by steam , wherever it can be applied , supersedes every other means of ...
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... America may be said to be as good as under circumstances could possibly be expected . There are one or two roads I believe , not more , which are government roads ; but , in general , the expense of the roads is defrayed by the States ...
... America may be said to be as good as under circumstances could possibly be expected . There are one or two roads I believe , not more , which are government roads ; but , in general , the expense of the roads is defrayed by the States ...
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... Americans are very fond of fast trotting horses ; I do not refer to rackers , as they term horses that trot before and gallop behind , but fair trotters , and they certainly have a descrip- tion of horse that we could not easily match ...
... Americans are very fond of fast trotting horses ; I do not refer to rackers , as they term horses that trot before and gallop behind , but fair trotters , and they certainly have a descrip- tion of horse that we could not easily match ...
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