Frederick Philip Grove's semi-autobiographical "A Search for America" follows young Phil Branden as he wanders from Montreal to the American Midwest in his quest for "the real America." Born into a privileged European family whose fortunes have collapsed, Branden must remake himself in North America, shedding his Old World attitudes as he is absorbed into the immigrant underclass. In each of his new occupations - waiter, salesman, hobo, labourer - Branden encounters greed, cruelty, and deceit, yet he also glimpses the ...
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Frederick Philip Grove's semi-autobiographical "A Search for America" follows young Phil Branden as he wanders from Montreal to the American Midwest in his quest for "the real America." Born into a privileged European family whose fortunes have collapsed, Branden must remake himself in North America, shedding his Old World attitudes as he is absorbed into the immigrant underclass. In each of his new occupations - waiter, salesman, hobo, labourer - Branden encounters greed, cruelty, and deceit, yet he also glimpses the promise of a new social order struggling to be born. First published in 1927, "A Search for America" is a novel of wonderful range and vision, a fascinating portrait of North American society in the early years of the twentieth century.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good Minus in Good Plus, but Torn jacket. The burgundy boards have embossed gilt letters and graphics, with a 3 cm square damp stain on inner corner of front board. There are maps for end papers and previous owners name second free page. There is light foxing throughout and 392 pages. The dust jacket has a tear three quarters along the edge of the front flap and a 1 cm chip at top of spine.
