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Literary: "Short Biographies": "American Impressions": proofs., 1929 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/593

Scope and Contents

Proofs of the following articles by WSC: "The American Mind and Ours" on the importance of business at the expense of politics in the United States and the differences in American and British attitudes; "The United States of Europe" on a Europe without trade barriers and the benefits of solidarity; "Canada's Cornfields"; "Hollywood"; "Across Canada"; "Prohibition in Practice"; "California"; "Battles of Virginia" on Civil War sites; "Mr Macdonald's Reception" on good relations between Britain and the United States and Ramsay Macdonald's visit to the United States; "Wall Street" on mass speculation and the Wall Street Crash; "The Naval Misunderstanding" on limitations to building up the British and American fleets and the need for a new agreement on it; "America's Industry"; "My Happy Days in the 'Wet' Bahamas"; "My New York Misadventure" and "I Was Conscious Through it All" on WSC being run over; "Prohibition" on the fall of drunkenness in Britain through taxation and regulation and the rise of consumption and crime in the United States; an untitled article on the bad effects of independence for the Philippines; "Naval Parity" between Britain and the United States.Also includes: notes by Martin Gilbert [c 1970's].

Dates

  • Creation: 1929 - 1937

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 item(s) (1 file (155 loose folios))

Language of Materials

English