American Sketches (Registro nro. 66787)
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| control field | 25786 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | E151 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Whibley, Charles, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1859-1930 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | American Sketches |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2008-06-14 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by David Widger |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "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.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | United States -- Description and travel |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25786">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25786</a> |
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