Sudhindra Bose, "Travelling through the country in America" (1911)
DESCRIPTION
Article from March 1911 issue of Modern Review, in which Bose describes his experience traveling by train through the U.S. in an effort to "see the American country life at close range." The conversations recorded range from descriptions of a lynching of an African American to the questions posed by passengers to Bose regarding India. This essay was later collected in Bose's book Fifteen Years in America (1920).
THEMES
Reflections on America, Race
ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: 1911
Language: English
Source: Modern Review
Creator: Sudhindra Bose
PROVENANCE
Item History: 2011-06-16 (created); 2014-01-14 (modified)
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