American Scenery

Author: (English) Henry James
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: American society is often seen as a melting pot. People from different countries with diverse cultural backgrounds who come and go can transform themselves into Americans in this melting pot. In the 19th century, America produced important literary figures such as Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Melville, Whitman, and James. In the 20th century, it gave rise to great writers like Hemingway, Faulkner, Steinbeck, and Fitzgerald, as well as important poets such as Pound, Eliot, and Frost. The keywords of the United States seem to be upward and freedom: without upward mobility, freedom is just laziness; without freedom, upward mobility becomes struggle.
Recommended for the following groups to read this book: scholars or enthusiasts of American history, scholars or enthusiasts of the geography of the Americas, travelers or business visitors, and students at the primary, secondary, and university levels.