Project Gutenberg 2009-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 98 Money, Edward 01005486 The Truth About America Produced by KarenD and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Truth About America" by Edward Money is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book aims to provide insights into American society, culture, and conditions from an English perspective, particularly addressing misconceptions about the United States and the experiences of emigrants. Money draws comparisons between American and English manners, emphasizing courtesies and social customs while reflecting on his journey across the country. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces his intentions for writing the book, stating that he seeks to reveal both the truths about America and the challenges faced by English emigrants. Money recounts his initial impressions upon arriving in New York, where he notices a lack of courtesy among the population and details the various social types he encounters. He reflects on the disparities between American and British hospitality, offering anecdotes about his voyage and experiences with the American press. Through his observations and critiques, he sets the stage for a broader exploration of life in America, aiming to provide a fair representation of its people and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Description and travel United States -- Social life and customs E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 333919 333928 2024-09-13T05:38:45.488845 2023-09-13T10:31:37.214413 text/html text/html 331795 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 330290 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 399096 2024-09-13T05:38:51.954779 application/epub+zip 401469 2024-09-13T05:38:47.187780 application/epub+zip 180318 2024-09-13T05:38:46.202802 application/epub+zip 538560 2024-09-13T05:38:55.610813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511185 2024-09-13T05:38:51.171819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291681 2022-09-14T06:38:28.145923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286274 2024-09-13T05:38:44.789820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286144 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 111170 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 286083 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 111100 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 286227 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111050 2021-01-05T20:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21414 2024-09-13T05:38:55.830746 application/rdf+xml 13708 2024-09-13T05:38:46.555798 image/jpeg 3757 2024-09-13T05:38:46.378785 image/jpeg 391082 2024-09-13T05:38:45.543812 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