{"product_id":"unspeakable-awfulness-kenneth-d-rose-9780415817653","title":"Unspeakable Awfulness: America Through the Eyes of European Travelers, 1865-1900","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe late nineteenth century was a golden age for European travel in the United States. For prosperous Europeans, a journey to America was a fresh alternative to the more familiar 'Grand Tour' of their own continent, promising encounters with a vast, wild landscape, and with people whose culture was similar enough to their own to be intelligible, yet different enough to be interesting. Their observations of America and its inhabitants provide a striking lens on this era of American history, and a fascinating glimpse into how the people of the past perceived one another.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable Awfulness\u003c\/i\u003e, Kenneth D. Rose gathers together a broad selection of the observations made by European travellers to the United States. European visitors remarked upon what they saw as a distinctly American approach to everything from class, politics, and race to language, food, and advertising. Their assessments of the 'American character' continue to echo today, and create a full portrait of late-nineteenth century America as seen through the eyes of its visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding vivid travellers' tales and plentiful illustrations, \u003ci\u003eUnspeakable Awfulness\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich resource that will be useful to students and appeal to anyone interested in travel history and narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth D. Rose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041581765X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415817653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"Kenneth D. Rose","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250437968127,"sku":"9780415817653","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_139b3b1e-210a-47e7-b075-ffa97d78dc1b.jpg?v=1729600319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unspeakable-awfulness-kenneth-d-rose-9780415817653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}