What I Saw in America

In this brilliant and affectionate travelogue, Chesterton records his 1921 journey across the United States with trademark paradox and philosophical depth. Observing everything from the blazing electric signs of Broadway and towering skyscrapers to small-town democracy and Prohibition, he famously observes that America is a nation founded on a creed. Comparing the republic to a church, these essays offer a profound, witty meditation on democracy.