The Future in America: A Search After Realities by H. G. Wells
"The Future in America: A Search After Realities" by H. G. Wells is a travel essay published in 1906 recounting his first visit to the United States. Wells examines a nation caught between enormous potential and deep social problems. He explores American labor issues, corruption, immigration, racial prejudice, and political reform, meeting figures like Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt. The work captures Wells's vision of America as both troubled
and uniquely positioned to lead human progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
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| LoC No. | 06040259 |
| Title | The Future in America: A Search After Realities |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Future_in_America |
| Contents | The prophetic habit of mind -- Material progress -- New York -- Growth invincible -- The economic process -- Some aspects of American wealth -- Certain workers -- Corruption -- The immigrant -- State-blindness -- Two studies in disappointment -- The tragedy of color -- The mind of a modern state -- Culture -- At Washington -- The envoy. |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E151: History: America: United States |
| Subject | United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918 |
| Subject | National characteristics, American |
| Subject | United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 56484 |
| Release Date | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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