02283nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10280018 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060310s2007 wiu sb s001 0 eng 2006008622 0299218805 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)318240510 n-us--- e-uk--- E169.1 .F828 2007eb 973.91 22 Frankel, Robert Perry, 1958- Observing America [electronic resource] : the commentary of British visitors to the United States, 1890-1950 / Robert Frankel. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2007. xvi, 318 p. Studies in American thought and culture 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. National characteristics, American Public opinion. 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. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Studies in American thought and culture. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10280018 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 18916 18916