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100 1 _aDavis, Richard Harding,
_d1864-1916
245 1 4 _aThe West from a car window
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-10-09
505 0 _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.
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1892
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel
653 _aOverland journeys to the Pacific
700 1 _aRemington, Frederic,
_d1861-1909
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/westfromcarwindo00daviuoft/page/186/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69118
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