02642cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000390011724500310015626400510018730000470023833600260028533700260031133800360033750000310037350502310040450802210063552011360085653400770199265300420206965300370211170000360214885600770218485600430226169118UtSlPG20260610134611.0mcr n260607r20221892utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF590.31 aDavis, Richard Harding,d1864-191614aThe West from a car window 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-10-090 aFrom San Antonio to Corpus Christi -- Our troops on the border -- At a new mining camp -- A three-year-old city -- Ranch life in Texas -- On an Indian reservation -- A civilian at an army post -- The heart of the Great Divide.  aD A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.)  a"The West from a Car Window" by Richard Harding Davis is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the author's observations and experiences as he journeys across the American West, particularly focusing on Texas and its cultural and geographical landscape. Through his unique perspective as an easterner, Davis aims to capture the essence of the West and its people, sharing impressions from his train travels across the expansive terrain.  The opening of the book sets the tone for Davis's exploration, where he expresses a mix of awe and trepidation at the vastness of Texas. He reflects on the cultural differences he encounters and his initial misconceptions about the region, which include the realities of life in the West, the political climate, and the characters he meets. His narration is interspersed with observations on how the West is often misunderstood by those from the East, revealing a longing to convey a more accurate portrayal to his readers, mixing humor with earnest reflection on the nature of the landscape and its inhabitants. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1892  aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel  aOverland journeys to the Pacific1 aRemington, Frederic,d1861-19094 uhttps://archive.org/details/westfromcarwindo00daviuoft/page/186/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69118