tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post5577636670529857627..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: "What the devil are they doing"? English Authors Writing about AmericaRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-9728165579765187882013-09-25T10:43:50.049-04:002013-09-25T10:43:50.049-04:00I still think there is a case to be made for Ameri...I still think there is a case to be made for American exceptionalism--neither positive or negative--when it comes to how the US compares to other western nations regarding religious affiliation/adherence. Tocqueville is a good source on that.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-12962389630104843292013-09-25T10:27:03.529-04:002013-09-25T10:27:03.529-04:00Of course, these speak back to the question of Ame...Of course, these speak back to the question of American exceptionalism. I studied many of them in grad school as an American Studies person. But as that question fell out of fashion, so did the books. Just started a new project with Crevecoeur, and no one seems to know who he is anymore.hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-23156702108127356842013-09-25T10:20:52.518-04:002013-09-25T10:20:52.518-04:00I'd like to track down more of these books tha...I'd like to track down more of these books that were published in the 20th century, esp the postwar era. Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-27693918573189953552013-09-25T10:11:44.402-04:002013-09-25T10:11:44.402-04:00Perfect timing! Was just yesterday searching for t...Perfect timing! Was just yesterday searching for this very thing with a graduate student, and all I could come up with was Mrs. Trollope. Will pass this on.hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-42149980169329257482013-09-25T09:02:40.988-04:002013-09-25T09:02:40.988-04:00There are some interesting takes written by Americ...There are some interesting takes written by American travelers in England. I'd like to see a bibliography that included both books by Brits on America and the other way around. Could be useful to put together. I wonder what would count as the earliest? <br /><br />I forgot one of the best, Ben Franklin's Autobiography, from pages 350 forward he describes his 1757 trip to London with his son. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NFhHAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=autobiography+of+Franklin&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sN1CUpTfEoiv0wXtooC4Cg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=falseRandallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-13231328679592422242013-09-25T08:50:27.699-04:002013-09-25T08:50:27.699-04:00Is this a phenomenon with Americans? Do we know i...Is this a phenomenon with Americans? Do we know if there are other places that outsiders love to go and analyze? Do Americans do this to the British? <br /><br />I just listened to a collection of students analyze Tocqueville's observations on the US. Perhaps the Anglo-American relationship is more fruitful for this sort of thing (shared language and all), but it does seem the US has been a land that others love to observe....Lisa Clark Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155783885263417225noreply@blogger.com