Query From Rudy Leon releon@syr.edu 29 April 1998
I was just browsing through this very fun little book, _Wild Women in the
White House_, and came across a piece on journalist Anne Royall. She seems
to have been a force to be reckoned with, was acquainted with each of the
first 14 presidents, and held John Q. Adam's pants hostage until he gave
her a sufficient interview (imagine th allegations today!). Here's the bit
that really
grabbed me, however.
"But Royall's most inspired invective was reserved for her personal enemies
in the evangelical movement--the hypocritical 'Hallelujah Holdforths' she
accused of
corrupting Native American culture..."(p.21).
While this book is fun, and sports a bibliography, it lacks footnotes and I
couldn't really peg any of the sources to follow up on this. I'm really
intrigued by the idea that the early 19th century was blaming evangelicals
for the decline of
Native cultures.
Does anyone know of a good source on Anne Royall ( a quick browse revealed that she is not an OCLC heading), or have any directions for following up on this idea? Thanks in advance.
Responses:
Beasley, Maurine, Ed _Women in Media: A Documentary Source Book_ Beasley also has another book w/a chapter on Royall
James, Bessie _Anne Royall's America [or USA]_ (biography)
Royall, Anne _Travels in Virginia_; _Sketches of History, Life and Manners in the United States_(New Haven, 1824).
Royall, Anne Newport _Letters From Alabama, 1817-1822_(1830; reprint U of Alabama Press, 1969).
Other Suggestions:
_Travels in Virginia_ may be at William and Mary College
See her listing in _Notable American Women_
Contact Reid A. Paul rapaul@students.wisc.edu...just finishing Master's thesis on Royall
Contact Theresa Kaminski tkaminski@uwsp.edu has info about friend who has spent the past couple of years researching Royall's life