Observing America the commentary of Br itish visitors to the United States, 1890-1950 - Frankel, Robert Perry, 1958-; American Council of Learned Societies (Madison, Wisc. : University of Wisconsin Press, 2007)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: National characteristics, American -- Foreign public opinion, Britis h; Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Intellectuals -- Great Britain -- Attitudes; Intellectuals -- Travel -- United States; United States -- Civilization -- Foreign public opinion, British -- History -- 20th century