The Twentieth Century American Being A Comparative Study Of The
Chapter 3
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Europe's Undervaluation of America's Fighting Power--The Americans as Sailors--The Nation's Greatest Asset--Self-reliance of the People--The Making of a Doctor--And of a Surveyor-- Society in the Rough--New York and the Country--An Anglo-Saxon Trait--America's Unpreparedness--American Consuls and Diplomats-- A Homogeneous People--The Value of a Common Speech--America more Anglo-Saxon than Britain--Mr. Wells and the Future in America.