Although born in the United States, Gertrude Stein lived in France for most of her life, and died there in 1946. However, she was intensely pro-American and her influence on contemporary American culture was considerable. She never lost her plain American accent nor her ardour for the United States. This is a collection of her perceptive observations on her native land; it comprises excerpts from her essays, novels, plays, poems, lectures and interviews, showing Stein's essentially romantic view of her birthplace.
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simple, straightforward language with alot of sentiments some of which seem a bit too much for my personal taste. What stands out in this short book is Gertrude Stein's genuine and pure curiosity in people/culture/history and her clarity in her ownership of her own perceptions...very refreshing.
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"Auntie," the Ford car Gertrude Stein drove in World War I for the American Fund for French Wounded, arrived in early 1917 and until the Armistice Miss Stein and Miss Toklas were perfectly ready to "crank the car as often as there was nobody else to do it." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gertrude Stein, Miss Stein, Alice Toklas, United States, New York, Miss Toklas, New England, World War, God Brewsie, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine New!
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"Auntie," the Ford car Gertrude Stein drove in World War I for the American Fund for French Wounded, arrived in early 1917 and until the Armistice Miss Stein and Miss Toklas were perfectly ready to "crank the car as often as there was nobody else to do it." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gertrude Stein, Miss Stein, Alice Toklas, United States, New York, Miss Toklas, New England, World War, God Brewsie, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Louis Bromfield (Twayne's United States Authors Series T-55) by David D. Anderson in Front Matter
- Four in America (Essay index reprint series) by Gertrude Stein in Back Matter
- Useful Knowledge by Gertrude Stein in Back Matter
- South Carolina (America the Beautiful, Second) by R. Conrad Stein on page 22
- Rose In Bloom by Louisa May Alcott on page 58
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