Observing America the commentary of British visitors to the United States, 1890-1950 /
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| Language: | English |
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Madison, Wis. :
University of Wisconsin Press,
c2007.
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| Series: | Studies in American thought and culture.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- The plight of the cities : W.T. Stead and 1890s urban America
- The bonds of blood : W.T. Stead's vision of Anglo-American unity at the turn of the century
- The promise of America : H.G. Wells and the progressive era
- The global stage : H.G. Wells on America's emergence in the First World War
- Main street America : G.K. Chesterton and the culture of the United States in the 1920s
- The new deals : Harold Laski, H.G. Wells, and Roosevelt's America versus Stalin's Russia
- The businessman's America : Harold Laski's view of the United States in the 1940s
- Conclusion : lost republic, lost tradition.