A Summary View of America: Comprising a Description of the Face of the Country, and of Several of the Principal Cities; and Remarks on the Social, Moral and Political Character of the People: Being the Result of Observations and Enquiries During a Journey in the United StatesT. Cadell, 1824 - 503 pages |
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... United States Isaac Candler. A SUMMARY VIEW OF AMERICA : COMPRISING A DESCRIPTION OF THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY , AND OF SEVERAL OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES ; AND REMARKS ON THE SOCIAL , MORAL AND POLITICAL CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE : BEING THE ...
... United States Isaac Candler. A SUMMARY VIEW OF AMERICA : COMPRISING A DESCRIPTION OF THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY , AND OF SEVERAL OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES ; AND REMARKS ON THE SOCIAL , MORAL AND POLITICAL CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE : BEING THE ...
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... United States Isaac Candler. ub . A SUMMARY VIEW OF AMERICA . CHAPTER I. FACE OF THE COUNTRY . THE face of the country in the United States is , as may be supposed , exceedingly varied . The land for a prodigious extent on the borders of ...
... United States Isaac Candler. ub . A SUMMARY VIEW OF AMERICA . CHAPTER I. FACE OF THE COUNTRY . THE face of the country in the United States is , as may be supposed , exceedingly varied . The land for a prodigious extent on the borders of ...
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... United States Isaac Candler. wooden fences , though inferior to those of thorn or hazel . In Lancaster county , Pennsylvania , there are the most extensive views of cultivated nature I saw in the United States ; and though the pas- tures ...
... United States Isaac Candler. wooden fences , though inferior to those of thorn or hazel . In Lancaster county , Pennsylvania , there are the most extensive views of cultivated nature I saw in the United States ; and though the pas- tures ...
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... United States Isaac Candler. Another of the natural curiosities mentioned by Jefferson is Madison's Cave , which is now however seldom visited , as a larger and more in- teresting one named Weir's Cave has been dis- covered near it . I ...
... United States Isaac Candler. Another of the natural curiosities mentioned by Jefferson is Madison's Cave , which is now however seldom visited , as a larger and more in- teresting one named Weir's Cave has been dis- covered near it . I ...
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... United States Isaac Candler. dwelling houses have a very elegant appearance , and some few have a splendour which would at- tract admiration in London or Paris . The pub- lic walk near the State - house is almost surround- ed by fine ...
... United States Isaac Candler. dwelling houses have a very elegant appearance , and some few have a splendour which would at- tract admiration in London or Paris . The pub- lic walk near the State - house is almost surround- ed by fine ...
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