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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... obtain readers in Ame- rica , I have been willing to call their atten- tion to several objects particularly deserv- ing of it . Some of these however , may be equally useful to English readers , by lead- ing them to examine into matters ...
... obtain readers in Ame- rica , I have been willing to call their atten- tion to several objects particularly deserv- ing of it . Some of these however , may be equally useful to English readers , by lead- ing them to examine into matters ...
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... obtain an extensive prospect , owing to the quan- tity of timber encumbering the ground ; and even where a good view is obtained , it is formal and uninteresting . The houses , generally built of wood , have no ornamental gardens about ...
... obtain an extensive prospect , owing to the quan- tity of timber encumbering the ground ; and even where a good view is obtained , it is formal and uninteresting . The houses , generally built of wood , have no ornamental gardens about ...
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... have never witnessed the like . Goat Island which is in the middle of the river , and separates it so as to oc- casion two falls , is accessible by a bridge from the New York side . From this island is obtain- 10 FACE OF THE COUNTRY .
... have never witnessed the like . Goat Island which is in the middle of the river , and separates it so as to oc- casion two falls , is accessible by a bridge from the New York side . From this island is obtain- 10 FACE OF THE COUNTRY .
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... obtain- ed one of the finest views of the cataract , as well as of the rapids above ; and the latter being re- garded by many as of nearly equal interest , the island has many visiters . I found a solitary fa- mily living here in a log ...
... obtain- ed one of the finest views of the cataract , as well as of the rapids above ; and the latter being re- garded by many as of nearly equal interest , the island has many visiters . I found a solitary fa- mily living here in a log ...
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... obtained a lodging , the moon rose from behind the moun- tain giving a new and more lovely aspect to both mountain and valley , and enabling me to see it in its various hues of blue , brown , yellow , and white . The valley into which I ...
... obtained a lodging , the moon rose from behind the moun- tain giving a new and more lovely aspect to both mountain and valley , and enabling me to see it in its various hues of blue , brown , yellow , and white . The valley into which I ...
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