What I Saw in America (Registro nro. 68159)
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| LC control number | 22018523 |
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| 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 | Chesterton, G. K. |
| Fuller form of name | (Gilbert Keith), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1874-1936 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | What I Saw in America |
| 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 |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2008-11-13 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Irma pehar, Martin Pettit and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "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.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | United States -- Description and travel |
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| Uncontrolled term | Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 -- Travel -- United States |
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| Uncontrolled term | National characteristics, American |
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| Uncontrolled term | United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945 |
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| Uncontrolled term | United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945 |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27250">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27250</a> |
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