Project Gutenberg 2009-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 78 Gerritsen, C. V. (Carel Victor) 1850 1905 Gerritsen, Carel Victor Jacobs, Aletta H. (Aletta Henriette) 1854 1929 Jacobs, Aletta Henriette Jacobs, Aletta Henriëtte Gerritsen, C. V., Mme. Brieven uit en over Amerika Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Brieven uit en over Amerika" by C. V. Gerritsen and Dr. Aletta H. Jacobs is a collection of letters and observations composed during the authors' travels through various states in North America around the early 20th century. The work explores American society and culture from a European perspective, shedding light on social conditions, economic interactions, and personal experiences of the travelers. The opening of this work introduces Gerritsen's journey aboard the Holland-Amerika Line's "Potsdam," highlighting his first impressions of transatlantic travel and life in America upon arrival in New York City in September 1904. The letters detail the pleasant experiences onboard the ship, including the camaraderie among passengers and the high quality of service, before delving into his observations of American urban life. New York is characterized as a bustling metropolis that does not quite meet his towering expectations, providing a mix of wonder and minor disappointment as he describes its vastness and peculiar social dynamics. Gerritsen's reflections set the stage for more in-depth discussions about labor, cultural practices, and other significant societal themes in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl United States -- Description and travel E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 293366 291970 2024-09-12T05:30:04.461519 2023-09-12T09:04:28.181514 text/html text/html 286037 2009-01-13T12:41:34 text/html 236184 2009-01-13T12:41:36 text/html application/zip 280580 2024-09-12T05:30:11.631437 application/epub+zip 287057 2024-09-12T05:30:06.870518 application/epub+zip 171797 2024-09-12T05:30:05.525524 application/epub+zip 432931 2024-09-12T05:30:15.283519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389672 2024-09-12T05:30:10.616509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277641 2022-09-13T04:55:57.829662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243542 243452 2024-09-12T05:30:03.564533 2023-09-12T09:04:27.327482 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 243253 2009-01-13T12:41:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91834 2009-01-13T12:41:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18874 2024-09-12T05:30:15.442497 application/rdf+xml 13100 2024-09-12T05:30:05.887504 image/jpeg 3579 2024-09-12T05:30:05.704490 image/jpeg 262944 2024-09-12T05:30:04.499536 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 nl.wikipedia