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A GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES

“THE VAST EXTENT and rapidly changing conditions of the United States make the production of a satisfactory guidebook a peculiarly difficult task.” You’re telling me. I hasten to mention that … Continue reading

December 4, 2018 · 1 Comment

THE UNITED STATES—1909

WE LEARN a lot about our country through foreign eyes. And the views are particularly  striking when written more than a century ago. Thus it is with one of the … Continue reading

August 7, 2014 · Leave a comment