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100 1 _aO'Rell, Max,
_d1848-1903
245 1 2 _aA Frenchman in America: Recollections of Men and Things
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-05-05
508 _aProduced by Marius Masi, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Frenchman in America: Recollections of Men and Things" by Max O'Rell is a humorous travel memoir written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences and observations as he travels across the United States, providing a vivid portrayal of American culture and society from a French perspective. Through his encounters with various characters and reflections on American life, O'Rell offers insight into the quirks and uniqueness of his adopted land. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for O'Rell's transatlantic journey aboard the "Celtic" during Christmas Week in 1889. He paints a vivid picture of the monotony of ship travel, characterized by sea sickness and the peculiar behaviors of his fellow passengers. O'Rell's witty commentary reveals both the stark contrast between European and American customs and his humorous take on life aboard the ship as they approach New York. Through keen observations of his fellow passengers and their attempts to cope with the dullness of the voyage, O'Rell begins to develop the narrative style that will define his recollections throughout the memoir. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- Description and travel
653 _aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32261
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