A series of travel essays by one of the most well known antiquarian authors focused on America and its persistent social, economic and developmental problems. (Summary by Christine Rottger)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter 1: THE PROPHETIC HABIT OF MIND
35:15 - Chapter 2
Chapter 2: MATERIAL PROGRESS
19:54 - Chapter 3
Chapter 3: NEW YORK
25:12 - Chapter 4
Chapter 4: GROWTH INVINCIBLE
31:40 - Chapter 5
Chapter 5: THE ECONOMIC PROCESS
44:45 - Chapter 6
Chapter 6: SOME ASPECTS OF AMERICAN WEALTH
37:31 - Chapter 7
Chapter 7: CERTAIN WORKERS
20:38 - Chapter 8
Chapter 8: CORRUPTION
23:38 - Chapter 9
Chapter 9: THE IMMIGRANT
23:32 - Chapter 10
Chapter 10: STATE BLINDNESS
24:44 - Chapter 11
Chapter 11: TWO STUDIES IN DISAPPOINTMENT
29:15 - Chapter 12
Chapter 12: THE TRAGEDY OF COLOR
30:59 - Chapter 13
Chapter 13: THE MIND OF A MODERN STATE
27:35 - Chapter 14
Chapter 14: CULTURE
18:11 - Chapter 15
Chapter 15: AT WASHINGTON THE ENVOY
42:48