Project Gutenberg 2006-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 219 Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton) 1853 1934 Muirhead, James Fullarton 98000923 The Land of Contrasts: A Briton's View of His American Kin Produced by Bethanne M. Simms, Karen Dalrymple, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Land of Contrasts: A Briton's View of His American Kin" by James F. Muirhead is a personal account and exploration of American society, written in the late 19th century. The book shares the author's reflections from his travels across the United States, contrasting British customs with American practices. It aims to provide both an admiration and critique of American culture through specific observations, particularly in areas such as social dynamics, individual freedoms, and societal expectations. The opening of the book serves as an introduction to the author's perspective on America and its people. Muirhead reflects on the varied experiences of travelers in the United States, emphasizing that personal biases and expectations significantly influence their perception of the country. He stresses the importance of maintaining an open mind when encountering American society, which he describes as a landscape of contrasts, highlighting both the advantages and shortcomings of the American way of life. The introductory chapter establishes a foundation for the author's exploration of myriad topics, from social issues to cultural phenomena, all encapsulated in the theme of duality that defines America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Civilization United States -- Description and travel United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 National characteristics, American E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 548872 548881 2024-09-08T04:06:05.581683 2023-09-08T06:36:46.763111 text/html text/html 551724 2009-12-21T03:39:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 210727 2009-12-21T03:40:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290946 2024-09-08T04:06:13.765558 application/epub+zip 295279 2024-09-08T04:06:07.601649 application/epub+zip 295278 2024-09-08T04:06:06.446648 application/epub+zip 575805 2024-09-08T04:06:18.631600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541968 2024-09-08T04:06:12.795586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452191 2022-09-08T12:13:20.721514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508641 508534 2024-09-08T04:06:04.771672 2023-09-08T06:36:46.016114 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 508235 2009-12-21T03:39:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200563 2009-12-21T03:40:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 508267 2009-12-21T03:39:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200368 2009-12-21T03:40:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20921 2024-09-08T04:06:18.770531 application/rdf+xml 23992 2024-09-08T04:06:06.813682 image/jpeg 5017 2024-09-08T04:06:06.628699 image/jpeg 278443 2024-09-08T04:06:05.628644 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog