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1 online resource (375 pages) |
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Print version record. |
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Title; Contents; Chapter 1 -- Entrance of the Mississippi-Balize; Chapter 2 -- New Orleans-Society- Creoles and Quadroons Voyage up the Mississippi; Chapter 3 -- Company on Board the Steam Boat-Scenery of the Mississippi- Crocodiles-Arrival at Memphis-Nashoba; Chapter 4 -- Departure from Memphis-Ohio River Louisville-Cincinnati; Chapter 5 -- Cincinnati-Forest Farm-Mr. Bullock; Chapter 6 -- Servants-Society-Evening Parties; Chapter 7 -- Market-Museum-Picture Gallery-Academy of Fine Arts Drawing School-Phrenological Society-Miss Wright''s Lecture. |
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Chapter 8 -- Absence of Public and Private Amusement-Churches and Chapels-Influence of the Clergy-A RevivalChapter 9 -- Schools-Climate-Water Melons-Fourth of July-Storms-Pigs- Moving Houses-Mr. Flint-Literature; Chapter 10 -- Removal to the Country-Walk in the Forest-Equality; Chapter 11 -- Religion; Chapter 12 -- Peasantry, Compared to that of England-Early Marriages- Charity-Independence and Equality-Cottage Prayer-Meeting; Chapter 13 -- Theatre-Fine Arts-Delicacy-Shaking Quakers- Big-Bone Lick-Visit of the President. |
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Chapter 14 -- American Spring-Controversy Between Messrs Owen and Cambell- Public Ball-Separation of the Sexes-American Freedom-ExecutionChapter 15 -- Camp-Meeting; Chapter 16 -- Danger of Rural Excursions-Sickness; Chapter 17 -- Departure from Cincinnati-Society on Board the Steam-Boat- Arrival at Wheeling-Bel Esprit; Chapter 18 -- Departure for the Mountains in the Stage-Scenery of the Alleghany-Haggerstown; Chapter 19 -- Baltimore-Catholic Cathedral-St. Mary''s-College Sermons- Infant School. |
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Chapter 20 -- Voyage to Washington-Capitol-City of Washington-Congress- Indians-Funeral of a Member of CongressChapter 21 -- Stonington-Great Falls of the Potomac; Chapter 22 -- Small Landed Proprietors-Slavery; Chapter 23 -- Fruits and Flowers of Maryland and Virginia-Copper-Head Snake-Insects-Elections; Chapter 24 -- Journey to Philadelphia-Chesapeak and Delaware Canal-City of Philadelphia-Miss Wright''s Lecture; Chapter 25 -- Washington Square-American Beauty-Gallery of Fine Arts- Antiques-Theatres-Museum. |
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Chapter 26 -- Quakers-Presbyterians-Itinerant Methodist Preacher-Market-Influence of Females in SocietyChapter 27 -- Return to Stonington-Thunderstorm-Emigrants-Illness-Alexandria; Chapter 28 -- American Cooking-Evening Parties-Dress-Sleighing- Money-Getting Habits-Tax-Gatherer''s Notice-Indian Summer-Anecdote of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar; Chapter 29 -- Literature-Extracts-Fine Arts-Education; Chapter 30 -- Journey to New York-Delaware River-Stagecoach- City of New York-Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies- Theatres-Public Garden-Churches-Morris Canal- Fashions-Carriages. |
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Chapter 31 -- Reception of Captain Basil Hall''s Book in the United States. |
| Summary |
In the early 1800s, an English writer named Frances Trollope spent some time touring the then-very-young country of America with her son Henry, dividing most of her time between Cincinnati and a utopian camp settlement that housed former slaves in Tennessee. Although Frances enjoyed her visit, she was absolutely appalled with what she regarded as Americans'' abhorrent lack of decorum. Domestic Manners of the Americans includes both stirring descriptions of the country''s landscapes and ... |
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Trollope, Frances Milton, 1780-1863 -- Travel -- United States.
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United States -- Description and travel.
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United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1783 - 1865
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Trollope, Frances. Domestic Manners of the Americans. Auckland : The Floating Press, ©2014 |
| ISBN |
9781776580149 (electronic bk.) |
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1776580141 (electronic bk.) |
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