TY - BOOK AU - Frankel,Robert Perry ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Observing America: the commentary of British visitors to the United States, 1890-1950 T2 - Studies in American thought and culture AV - E169.1 .F828 2007eb U1 - 973.91 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Madison, Wis. PB - University of Wisconsin Press KW - National characteristics, American KW - Public opinion KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Intellectuals KW - Attitudes KW - Travel KW - United States KW - Civilization KW - Foreign public opinion, British KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-305) 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 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10280018 ER -