America To-day, Observations and Reflections

America Today is a critical look at the present state of American politics and society by William Archer. Excerpt: "LETTER I The Straits of New YorkWhen is a Ship not a Ship?Nationality of PassengersA Dream Realized LETTER II Fog in New York HarborThe CustomsThe Note-Taker's HyperæsthesiaA Literary Car-ConductorMr. Kipling and the American PublicThe City of Elevators LETTER III New York a much-maligned CityIts CharmMr. Steevens' AntithesisNew York compared with Other CitiesIts SlumsAdvertisementsArchitecture in New York and Philadelphia LETTER IV Absence of Red Tape"Rapid Transit" in New YorkThe Problem and its SolutionThe Whirl of LifeNew York by NightThe "White Magic" of the Future LETTER V Character and CultureAmerican UniversitiesIs the American "Electric" or Phlegmatic?Alleged Laxity of the Family TiePostscript: The University System."

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