Observing America the commentary of Br itish visitors to the United States, 1890-1950 / [electronic resource] :
Robert P. Frankel.
- Madison, Wisc. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2007.
- xvi, 318 p. ; 24 cm.
- Studies in American thought and culture .
- Studies in American thought and culture. ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 tu rn of the century -- The promise of America : H.G. Wells and the progre ssive era -- The global stage : H.G. Wells on America's emergence in th e First World War -- Main street America : G.K. Chesterton on the cultu re of the United States in the 1920s -- The new deals : Harold Laski, H .G. Wells, and Roosevelt's America vs. Stalin's Russia -- The businessm an's America : Harold Laski's view of the United States in the 1940s -- Conclusion : lost republic, lost tradition.
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2012. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of a ccess: Intranet.
National characteristics, American-- Foreign public opinion, Britis h. Public opinion-- History-- Great Britain-- 20th century. Intellectuals-- Attitudes.-- Great Britain Intellectuals-- Travel-- United States.
United States-- Civilization-- Foreign public opinion, British-- History-- 20th century.