What I Saw in America

by G K Chesterton

Published 1 June 1922
G. K. Chesterton visited the United States in 1921, and his impressions of America, gleaned from this visit, formed the basis of What I Saw in America (1922). This book begins as a travelogue but eventually becomes an extended reflection on what makes a nation a nation. In this regard, Chesterton does succeed in providing interesting insights, worthy of our attention.