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Marc Pachter discusses his book "Abroad in America"

BROADCAST: Jul. 21, 1976 | DURATION: 00:50:21

Synopsis

Europeans' opinions about their visits to America - this is the premise of Marc Pachter's book, "Abroad in America: Visitors to the New Nation, 1776-1914." According to Pachter, some people thought America was a moral society but that our manners were dreadful. Charles Dickens liked Boston but thought there were no rules in American society. He also despised the adulation that he received when he first visited.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
 

Details

Broadcast Date
Jul. 21, 1976

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.53 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
50 minutes, 21 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

American History & Politics

People

Historians

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Pachter, Marc Abroad in America: visitors to the new nation, 1776-1914. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Bremer, Frederika Clemenceau, George

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