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How a Very English Englishman Became Smitten With America

ARMCHAIR TRAVELER

The celebrated English author G.K. Chesterton traveled around the U.S. on a lecture tour in 1921. The farther he traveled, the more he saw to like, despite Prohibition.

Allen Barra

Published May 23 2020 5:18AM EDT

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Allen Barra

Allen Barra

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