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What I Saw in America (Paperback, First Edition,)
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What I Saw in America (Paperback, First Edition,)
Series: Anthem Travel Classics
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Loot Price R345
Discovery Miles 3 450
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false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Journalist, novelist,
poet, artist and art critic, essayist, theologian, propagandist,
philosopher, and creator of the wily old Father Brown - G. K
Chesterton is one of the most beguiling authors of the early
twentieth century. When asked to perform a lecture tour in 1921,
Chesterton was in a slump of depression. He had recently lost his
brother to the First World War and his wavering faith in the face
of the horrors of the conflict only intensified his malaise. "What
I Saw in America" tells us as much about the author and his
particular views as it does about his destination. Indeed,
Chesterton's personalised observations - his aversion to
imperialism, capitalism, Anglo-Americanism and his commitment to
democracy and fraternity - are distinguished by the piercing wit
for which he is famed.
Many of Chesterton's reflections are timeless and startlingly
prescient. He was highly critical of both the naive immigration
policies and the grinding dehumanisation brought about by the
growth of the economy. Nonetheless, he was enthralled by the
glorious ideals of the nation - founded on principles of equality,
democracy and freedom - even if the essence of these ideals had
been lost somewhere along the way. "What I Saw in America" ranks
among the finest of Chesterton's works, containing all of the
author's virtues and vices: his wry humour, sympathy and
intelligence playing devilishly against an irrepressible
mischievousness.
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