America To-Day, Observations and Reflections
Appearance
CONTENTS
PART I
OBSERVATIONS
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Letter I: The Straits of New York—When is a Ship not a Ship?—Nationality of Passengers—A Dream Realised |
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Letter II: Fog in New York Harbour—The Customs—The Note-Taker's Hyperæsthesia—A Literary Car-Conductor—Mr. Kipling and the
American Public—The City of Elevators |
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Letter III: New York a much-maligned City—Its Charm—Mr. Steevens's Antitheses—New York compared with Other Cities—Its Slums—Advertisements—Architecture in New York and Philadelphia |
20 |
Letter IV: Absence of Red Tape—"Rapid Transit" in New York—The Problem and its Solution—The Whirl of Life—New York by Night—The "White Magic" of the Future |
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Letter V: Character and Culture—American Universities—Is the American "Electric" or Phlegmatic?—Alleged Laxity of the Family Tie—Postscript: The University System |
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Letter VI: Washington in April—A Metropolis in the Making—The White House, the Capitol, and the Library of Congress—The Symbolism of Washington |
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Letter VII: American Hospitality—Instances—Conversation and Story-Telling—Over-Profusion in Hospitality—Expensiveness of Life in America—The American Barber—Postscript: An Anglo-American Club |
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Letter VIII: Boston—Its Resemblance to Edinburgh—Concord, Walden Pond, and Sleepy Hollow—Is the "Yankee" Dying Out?—America for the Americans—Detroit and Buffalo—The "Middle West" |
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Letter IX: Chicago—Its Splendour and Squalor—Mammoth Buildings—Wind, Dust, and Smoke—Culture—Chicago's Self-Criticism—Postscript: Social Service in America |
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Letter X: New York in Spring—Central Park—New York not an Ill-governed City—The United States Post Office—The Express System—Valedictory |
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PART II
REFLECTIONS
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This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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