Project Gutenberg 2008-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 511 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) 22018523 What I Saw in America Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. What is America? -- A meditation in a New York hotel -- A meditation in Broadway -- Irish and other interviewers -- Some American cities -- In the American country -- The American business man -- Presidents and problems -- Prohibition in fact and fancy -- Fads and public opinion -- The extraordinary American -- The Republican in the ruins -- Is the Atlantic narrowing? -- Lincoln and lost causes -- Wells and the world state -- A new Martin Chuzzlewit -- The spirit of America -- The spirit of England -- The future of democracy. Produced by Irma Špehar, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "What I Saw in America" by G. K. Chesterton is a reflective travelogue written in the early 20th century. In this work, Chesterton shares his observations and impressions of America through a series of essays that engage with cultural, political, and social themes, revealing his thoughts on what America means to its visitors and its citizens alike. The opening of the book presents the author's contemplative philosophy on travel, noting that it often narrows the mind as much as it opens it. Chesterton reflects on the tendency of tourists to reduce foreign cultures to mere amusement while missing their deeper meanings. He discusses his own preconceptions of America before arriving, revealing both humorous and critical observations, such as the contrasting expectations of American hospitality and bureaucratic inquiries. The tone balances wit with introspection, establishing a lens through which he aims to reveal the complexities of American identity and democracy, while addressing themes such as equality, citizenship, and the nation’s unique blend of cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Description and travel Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 -- Travel -- United States National characteristics, American United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945 United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945 E151 Text Travel Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 568376 568375 2024-10-11T13:40:46.076701 2023-09-12T06:16:47.176301 text/html text/html 570560 2008-11-13T08:01:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 227823 2008-11-13T08:01:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 245638 2024-10-11T13:40:51.513179 application/epub+zip 249303 2024-10-11T13:40:46.798646 application/epub+zip 249304 2024-10-11T13:40:46.434653 application/epub+zip 390645 2024-10-11T13:40:55.765104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347243 2024-10-11T13:40:51.122148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347461 2022-09-12T13:31:08.826353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539457 539234 2024-10-11T13:40:45.515679 2023-09-12T06:16:46.783333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 539268 2008-11-13T08:01:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200508 2008-11-13T08:01:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 539259 2008-11-13T08:01:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200460 2008-11-13T08:01:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23625 2024-10-11T13:40:55.909085 application/rdf+xml 8837 2024-10-11T13:40:46.508627 image/jpeg 1736 2024-10-11T13:40:46.471658 image/jpeg 228367 2024-10-11T13:40:46.128783 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