Kenneth D. Rose. Unspeakable Awfulness
America Through the Eyes of European Travelers, 1865-1900
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12997288 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janne Lahti (0000-0003-3475-1542, Research Council of Finland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1991-9336 • E-ISSN: 1991-9336 |
| Publisher | European Association for American Studies (PUBLISHER • FR) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ejas.10257 |
| OpenAlex | W2044256459 |
| Language | EN |
I would insist that most of us Europeans who have traveled a lot in the United States can identify with some of the stories Kenneth D. Rose raises in this volume. If travelers today are awestruck by the mightiness of the Grand Canyon or the Yellowstone, gulp at the pulse, wealth, and poverty in urban metropolises like Chicago or New York, or have difficulties understanding the seemingly work-obsessed lifestyles of most Americans, many of the same issues were raised by Europeans touring Gilded
Art history · Canyon · Cartography · Economic history · Geography · Gilded Age · Political science · Poverty · Rose (mathematics · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |