What I Saw in America

Informationen zum Autor G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was the author of over 80 books, several hundred poems, 200 short stories and 4000 essays. Simon Newman is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Glasgow. His research interests focus on the social and political history of early America. Klappentext ‘What I Saw in America' is an eloquent record of the polymath G. K. Chesterton’s experiences on a lecture tour of the US in 1921. This is a persuasive, revealing and essential work that overflows with wry humour, sympathy and intelligence playing devilishly against an irrepressible mischievousness. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What is America?; 2. A Meditation in a New York Hotel; 3. A Meditation in Broadway; 4. Irish and other Interviewers; 5. Some American Cities; 6. In the American Country; 7. The American Business Man; 8. Presidents and Problems; 9. Prohibition in Fact and Fancy; 10. Fads and Public Opinion; 11. The Extraordinary American; 12. The Republican in the Ruins; 13. Is the Atlantic Narrowing?; 14. Lincoln and Lost Causes; 15. Wells and the World State; 16. A New Martin Chuzzlewit; 17. The Spirit of America; 18. The Spirit of England ; 19. The Future of Democracy

Produktdetails

• Autoren: G K Chesterton, G. K. Chesterton
• Mitarbeit: Newman Simon (Einführung)
• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.02.2009
• EAN: 9781843313007
• ISBN: 978-1-84331-300-7
• Seiten: 278
• Serie: Anthem Travel Classics
• Themen: Reise > Reiseführer > Nord- und Mittelamerika; USA, Travel & holiday guides, TRAVEL / United States / General, United States of America, USA, Travel and holiday guides