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100 1 _aSheridan, Clare,
_d1885-1970
245 1 0 _aMy American Diary
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
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 2019-03-15
508 _aProduced by ellinora, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"My American Diary" by Clare Sheridan is a personal diary written in the early 20th century. The work chronicles the author's experiences and observations during her travels in America in 1921, primarily reflecting her encounters with various notable personalities, events, and the cultural milieu of the time. Through her narrative, Sheridan provides insights into American society from her unique perspective as an artist and a traveler. The opening of the diary finds Sheridan in New York City, where she expresses a sense of disconnection from her identity amidst the whirlwind of attention and interviews following her return from Russia. Feeling overwhelmed by reporters and public interest, she shares amusing but poignant observations about her interactions with different social circles, from high society luncheons to radical gatherings. Her reflections capture the duality of her experiences in America—appreciating the vibrancy of life while contending with the complexities of her newfound celebrity status. As her journey unfolds, she begins to navigate her role in a foreign culture while still grappling with her artistic identity and familial responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMexico -- Description and travel
653 _aUnited States -- Description and travel
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59066
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