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_aDavis, Richard Harding, _d1864-1916 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe West from a car window |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 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.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1892 |
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| 653 | _aWest (U.S.) -- Description and travel | ||
| 653 | _aOverland journeys to the Pacific | ||
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_aRemington, Frederic, _d1861-1909 |
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| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/westfromcarwindo00daviuoft/page/186/mode/2up | |
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