Project Gutenberg 2009-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 264 Gerritsen, C. V. (Carel Victor) 1850 1905 Gerritsen, Carel Victor Jacobs, Aletta H. (Aletta Henriette) 1854 1929 Jacobs, Aletta Henriette Jacobs, Aletta Henriëtte Gerritsen, C. V., Mme. Brieven uit en over Amerika Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Brieven uit en over Amerika" by C. V. Gerritsen and Dr. Aletta H. Jacobs is a collection of letters and observations composed during the authors' travels through various states in North America around the early 20th century. The work explores American society and culture from a European perspective, shedding light on social conditions, economic interactions, and personal experiences of the travelers. The opening of this work introduces Gerritsen's journey aboard the Holland-Amerika Line's "Potsdam," highlighting his first impressions of transatlantic travel and life in America upon arrival in New York City in September 1904. The letters detail the pleasant experiences onboard the ship, including the camaraderie among passengers and the high quality of service, before delving into his observations of American urban life. New York is characterized as a bustling metropolis that does not quite meet his towering expectations, providing a mix of wonder and minor disappointment as he describes its vastness and peculiar social dynamics. Gerritsen's reflections set the stage for more in-depth discussions about labor, cultural practices, and other significant societal themes in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. nl United States -- Description and travel E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing 293524 2025-06-11T12:26:53.743850 text/html 286037 2009-01-13T12:41:34 text/html 236184 2009-01-13T12:41:36 text/html application/zip 306057 2025-06-11T12:27:03.720748 application/epub+zip 312271 2025-06-11T12:26:58.281805 application/epub+zip 170994 2025-06-11T12:26:56.455795 application/epub+zip 474748 2025-06-11T12:27:07.619733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437912 2025-06-11T12:27:02.351748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277641 2022-09-13T04:55:57.829662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243542 2025-06-11T12:26:52.691807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243253 2009-01-13T12:41:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91834 2009-01-13T12:41:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19453 2025-06-11T12:27:07.801715 application/rdf+xml 13048 2025-06-11T12:26:57.038759 image/jpeg 3576 2025-06-11T12:26:56.744781 image/jpeg 285970 2025-06-11T12:26:53.795841 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia