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Title: The American Archipelago

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dc:title The American Archipelago
dc:creator Kenneth Weisbrode
dc:subject Oscar Handlin;The Uprooted;This Was America;American identity;European travel accounts;immigration history
dc:description Oscar Handlin (1915–2011), one of the most influential historians of the twentieth century, reshaped the study of American history with a career spanning more than forty books. Best known for 'The Uprooted' (1951), his groundbreaking work on immigration, Handlin was equally a generalist whose insights reached nearly every corner of the American past. 
 
The collection at hand, Handlin’s classic anthology 'This Was America', first published in 1949, gathers Europeans’ travel accounts and perspectives on America from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Rather than presenting a single narrative, Handlin emphasizes variety: contrasting impressions of liberty and inequality, restlessness and rootedness, optimism and critique by people arriving from diverse European backgrounds. His free translations and selective introductions guide readers subtly but leave interpretation open. Over time, these essays shift meaning depending on context—once read as a celebration of American life, they now invite more critical reflection. This new edition reimagines America not as a singular whole but as an “archipelago”: a collection of diverse experiences, perceptions, and contradictions. The metaphor underscores the interplay between unity and multiplicity in American identity. 
 
Students, historians, anthropologists, and literary scholars alike will find in these essays a vivid, sometimes unsettling, mosaic of how America has been seen from abroad—raising as many questions as answers, and encouraging readers to reflect on the nation’s complexity anew.
dc:date 2026-04-08T15:12:32Z
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  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the author and editor
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Preface to the New Edition
    1. Kenneth Weisbrode
  9. Introduction
  10. Part One: SOURCES OF AMERICAN NATIONALITY
  11. 1. A HOLLANDER AMONG THE INDIANS
    1. Anonymous
  12. 2. PETER KALM, SCIENTIST FROM SWEDEN
    1. Peter Kalm
  13. 3. THE AMERICAN FARMER—GALLIC STYLE
    1. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecœur
  14. 4. MORAVIAN TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR
    1. Anonymous
  15. 5. A REVOLUTIONARY IN THE MAKING
    1. Jean Pierre Brissot
  16. 6. THE BITTER THOUGHTS OF PRESIDENT MOREAU
    1. Méderic Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry
  17. 7. A MERCHANT OF HAMBURG
    1. Anonymous
  18. 8. A BOTANIST’S GLEANINGS
    1. François André Michaux
  19. 9. A BOURBON WHO REFUSED TO FORGET
    1. de Montlezun
  20. 10. THE JESUIT SCHOLAR
    1. Giovanni Antonio Grassi
  21. Part Two: THE CONSEQUENCES OF EXPANSION
  22. 11. A GRAND DUKE IN SEARCH OF A COUNTRY
    1. Bernhard Karl, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
  23. 12. PHILOSOPHER OF POLITICS
    1. Alexis de Tocqueville
  24. 13. A SAVANT FROM AUSTRIA
    1. Isidore Löwenstern
  25. 14. OBBLIGATO BY HERZ
    1. Henri Herz
  26. 15. CORRESPONDENT FROM THE HOMELAND
    1. Ole Munch Ræder
  27. 16. THE HOMES OF THE NEW WORLD
    1. Fredrika Bremer
  28. 17. THE FRIENDS OF KOSSUTH
    1. Ferenc Aurelius Pulszky and Theresa Pulszky
  29. 18. A HISTORIAN’S FOREBODINGS
    1. Karl Theodor Griesinger
  30. 19. BENJAMIN II
    1. Israel Joseph Benjamin
  31. 20. GEOLOGY BRINGS AN ITALIAN
    1. Giovanni Capellini
  32. Part Three: URBAN AMERICA
  33. 21. A HAPSBURG DIPLOMAT
    1. Baron von Hübner
  34. 22. CHANCE IN AMERICA
    1. Ernst Otto Hopp
  35. 23. AN AMSTERDAM JOURNALIST
    1. Charles Boissevain
  36. 24. AMERICAN SOCIETY—A NEAPOLITAN VERSION
    1. Carlo Gardini
  37. 25. A RUSSIAN MAN OF BUSINESS
    1. Peter A. Demens [Tverskoy]
  38. 26. POET BEYOND THE SEA
    1. Charles Joseph Paul Bourget
  39. 27. OPERATIONS OF POLITICS
    1. Ernst Below
  40. 28. THE NATURES OF WASTE
    1. Giuseppe Giacosa
  41. 29. A CHURCHMAN FROM HUNGARY
    1. Count Vay de Vaya und Luskod
  42. 30. THE ABBÉ AND THE STRENUOUS LIFE
    1. Abbé Félix Klein
  43. Part Four: THE BURDENS OF MATURITY
  44. 31. AMERICAN SOCIALISMS—A GERMAN VERSION
    1. Arthur Holitscher
  45. 32. IBERIAN SKETCHES
    1. Julio Camba
  46. 33. WHAT IS WORTH IMITATING IN AMERICA
    1. Alma Hedin
  47. 34. THE PROBLEMS OF NORMALCY
    1. Henri Hauser
  48. 35. SEA DEVIL CONQUERS AMERICA
    1. Felix von Luckner
  49. 36. MAN AND MASSES IN THE UNITED STATES
    1. Ernst Toller
  50. 37. AMERICAN PARADISES
    1. Egon Erwin Kisch
  51. 38. AMERICAN PEOPLES
    1. Jan Gerard Sleeswijk
  52. 39. A FOREIGNER LOOKS AT THE TVA
    1. Odette Keun
  53. 40. 1939
    1. Émile S. W. Herzog [André Maurois]
  54. Bibliographical Notes
  55. Acknowledgments
  56. Appendix
    1. Kenneth Weisbrode
  57. Index
  58. About the Team
  59. This book need not end here…
  60. You may also be interested in:
  61. Back cover

Headings Outline

  • THE AMERICAN ARCHIPELAGO
  • The American Archipelago
    • A New Edition of Oscar Handlin’s Classic Anthology, This Was America
      • Edited by Kenneth Weisbrode
  • Table of Contents
  • About the author and editor
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface to the New Edition
    • Kenneth Weisbrode
  • Introduction
  • Part One
  • Sources of American Nationality
  • 1. A HOLLANDER AMONG THE INDIANS
    • Anonymous
  • 2. PETER KALM, SCIENTIST FROM SWEDEN
    • Peter Kalm
  • 3. THE AMERICAN FARMER—GALLIC STYLE
    • Hector St. Jean de Crèvecœur
  • 4. MORAVIAN TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR
    • Anonymous
  • 5. A REVOLUTIONARY IN THE MAKING
    • Jean Pierre Brissot
  • 6. THE BITTER THOUGHTS OF PRESIDENT MOREAU
    • Méderic Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry
  • 7. A MERCHANT OF HAMBURG
    • Anonymous
  • 8. A BOTANIST’S GLEANINGS
    • François André Michaux
  • 9. A BOURBON WHO REFUSED TO FORGET
    • de Montlezun
  • 10. THE JESUIT SCHOLAR
    • Giovanni Antonio Grassi
  • Part Two
  • The Consequences of Expansion
  • 11. A GRAND DUKE IN SEARCH OF A COUNTRY
    • Bernhard Karl, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
  • 12. PHILOSOPHER OF POLITICS
    • Alexis de Tocqueville
  • 13. A SAVANT FROM AUSTRIA
    • Isidore Löwenstern
  • 14. OBBLIGATO BY HERZ
    • Henri Herz
  • 15. CORRESPONDENT FROM THE HOMELAND
    • Ole Munch Ræder
  • 16. THE HOMES OF THE NEW WORLD
    • Fredrika Bremer
  • 17. THE FRIENDS OF KOSSUTH
    • Ferenc Aurelius Pulszky and Theresa Pulszky
  • 18. A HISTORIAN’S FOREBODINGS
    • Karl Theodor Griesinger
  • 19. BENJAMIN II
    • Israel Joseph Benjamin
  • 20. GEOLOGY BRINGS AN ITALIAN
    • Giovanni Capellini
  • Part Three
  • Urban America
  • 21. A HAPSBURG DIPLOMAT
    • Baron von Hübner
  • 22. CHANCE IN AMERICA
    • Ernst Otto Hopp
  • 23. AN AMSTERDAM JOURNALIST
    • Charles Boissevain
  • 24. AMERICAN SOCIETY—A NEAPOLITAN VERSION
    • Carlo Gardini
  • 25. A RUSSIAN MAN OF BUSINESS
    • Peter A. Demens [Tverskoy]
  • 26. POET BEYOND THE SEA
    • Charles Joseph Paul Bourget
  • 27. OPERATIONS OF POLITICS
    • Ernst Below
  • 28. THE NATURES OF WASTE
    • Giuseppe Giacosa
  • 29. A CHURCHMAN FROM HUNGARY
    • Count Vay de Vaya und Luskod
  • 30. THE ABBÉ AND THE STRENUOUS LIFE
    • Abbé Félix Klein
  • Part Four
  • THE BURDENS OF MATURITY
  • 31. AMERICAN SOCIALISMS—A GERMAN VERSION
    • Arthur Holitscher
  • 32. IBERIAN SKETCHES
    • Julio Camba
  • 33. WHAT IS WORTH IMITATING IN AMERICA
    • Alma Hedin
  • 34. THE PROBLEMS OF NORMALCY
    • Henri Hauser
  • 35. SEA DEVIL CONQUERS AMERICA
    • Felix von Luckner
  • 36. MAN AND MASSES IN THE UNITED STATES
    • Ernst Toller
  • 37. AMERICAN PARADISES
    • Egon Erwin Kisch
  • 38. AMERICAN PEOPLES
    • Jan Gerard Sleeswijk
  • 39. A FOREIGNER LOOKS AT THE TVA
    • Odette Keun
  • 40. 1939
    • Émile S. W. Herzog [André Maurois]
  • Bibliographical Notes
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Appendix
    • “The American Archipelago”1
    • Kenneth Weisbrode
      • * * *
  • Index
  • About the Team
  • This book need not end here…
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    • Donate
    • We invite you to connect with us on our socials!
    • Read more at the Open Book Publishers Blog
  • You may also be interested in:
  • Contents
    • Landmarks

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