Domestic Manners of the Americans Author:Frances Trollope Published in 1832, the book presents a lively portrait of early 19th-century America as observed by a woman of rare intelligence and keen perception. Trollope left no stone unturned, commenting on American dress, food, speech, politics, manners, customs, the landscape, architecture, and more -- often critically but always with considerable insig... more »ht and literary flair.« less