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as they existed in 1850. Occasionally her kind
heart, generosity, and optimism obscure her
critical judgment, and in the United States the ardent
welcome she received may well have colored her
observations. But, after all, there was much
sunshine and promise in the America of Emerson and
Webster, and it is to Fredrika Bremer’s credit that
she emphasizes these features rather than finding
fault with everything. On the whole, she is a
keen student, ever sincere and courageous, and if
justified, according to the best of her belief, never
hesitates to criticise unfavorably, though always
in a friendly spirit.
We have suggested that Miss Bremer traveled
the length and breadth of this republic, meeting all
kinds of people, visiting all types of public
institutions, glancing into the workshops and examining
the food both of factory employees in the North
and of slaves in the South, and inspecting public
buildings from the Tombs to the Capitol. In
private homes she made a host of friends, among
them the Lowells, Marcus and Rebecca Spring,
and the landscape architect, Andrew Jackson
Downing. She was literally overwhelmed by
American hospitality and solicitude. Aside
from some cold bed-rooms and tiring dinners she
was delighted with America. As for the broadening
West, she dreamed of a millennium in the
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