02265cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000490011524500320016426400510019630000470024733600260029433700260032033800360034650000310038250801030041352012610051653400450177765300440182270000540186685600430192027800UtSlPG20260610133632.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7anl2iso639-1 4aE1511 aGerritsen, C. V.q(Carel Victor),d1850-190510aBrieven uit en over Amerika 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-01-13  aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/  a"Brieven uit en over Amerika" by C. V. Gerritsen and Dr. Aletta H. Jacobs is a collection of letters and observations composed during the authors' travels through various states in North America around the early 20th century. The work explores American society and culture from a European perspective, shedding light on social conditions, economic interactions, and personal experiences of the travelers.   The opening of this work introduces Gerritsen's journey aboard the Holland-Amerika Line's "Potsdam," highlighting his first impressions of transatlantic travel and life in America upon arrival in New York City in September 1904. The letters detail the pleasant experiences onboard the ship, including the camaraderie among passengers and the high quality of service, before delving into his observations of American urban life. New York is characterized as a bustling metropolis that does not quite meet his towering expectations, providing a mix of wonder and minor disappointment as he describes its vastness and peculiar social dynamics. Gerritsen's reflections set the stage for more in-depth discussions about labor, cultural practices, and other significant societal themes in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- Description and travel1 aJacobs, Aletta H.q(Aletta Henriette),d1854-192940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27800