Project Gutenberg 2008-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 174 Whibley, Charles 1859 1930 American Sketches Produced by David Widger "American Sketches" by Charles Whibley is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on various aspects of American life, culture, and the stark contrasts found within its cities, particularly New York and Boston. Whibley's observations provide insights into themes such as materialism, the complexities of urban identity, and the tension between tradition and progress. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the desolation and contrasts of Hoboken and New York City. Whibley paints a vivid picture of a traveler arriving in Hoboken under dismal weather, setting the stage for the contrasts that will define New York—a city characterized by its diversity of race, class, and architecture. He reflects on the hustle and bustle of the metropolis, its struggles with materialism, and the bizarre incongruences in its grandeur alongside poverty. This combination of sharp critiques and keen observations captures the essential complexities of American urban life while providing a lens through which readers can explore the broader cultural landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Description and travel E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 303786 303795 2024-09-11T06:45:12.280478 2023-09-11T10:01:17.042350 text/html text/html 297277 2013-02-09T11:16:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 111242 2013-02-09T11:16:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 165682 2024-09-11T06:45:16.918404 application/epub+zip 170068 2024-09-11T06:45:13.634421 application/epub+zip 170068 2024-09-11T06:45:12.817448 application/epub+zip 318833 2024-09-11T06:45:19.702378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301034 2024-09-11T06:45:16.375410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301012 2022-09-12T06:09:58.026226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271188 271181 2024-09-11T06:45:11.972427 2023-09-11T10:01:16.682365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 271115 2008-06-14T11:15:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107540 2008-06-14T11:15:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 271111 2008-06-14T11:15:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107492 2008-06-14T11:15:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20056 2024-09-11T06:45:19.828384 application/rdf+xml 15082 2024-09-11T06:45:13.161450 image/jpeg 3826 2024-09-11T06:45:12.989405 image/jpeg 165095 2024-09-11T06:45:12.308432 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 en.wikipedia