Why America
by Ferdinand Otto Von Galen
Description
"Why America" tells the story of a young, modern day European immigrant and his quest to discover “Why America” is still as attractive as ever to European settlers and why, 240 years after the Declaration of Independence and 62 years after Ellis Island officially closed as the exclusive port of entry for immigrants from the old world, Europeans still flock to become full-time residents and citizens of this United States.
To find out if America was indeed as he had imagined, and to help him decide if it was to become his permanent new adopted home, German born author and traveler extraordinaire Ferdinand Otto Von Galen drove more than 32,000 miles, in a little over a year, meeting people and visiting destinations in almost every state.
His journey was adventurous, imaginative, diverse and occasionally spontaneous and improvised. Traveling the lesser-known paths enabled Von Galen to take in obscure and occasionally bizarre sights, such as Atlanta’s Cyclorama (which has nothing to do with cycling!) and The Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas – as well as more well-known attractions like Mount Rushmore or the Biograph Theatre in Chicago. Yet for the most part, the author managed to steer clear of more traditional tourist lures.
Poignant, funny, thought provoking, laced with delightful anecdotes and illustrated with more than one hundred beautiful, undoctored photographs, Why America is a must read for anyone – native or foreign – who has yearned to pack their belongings into the back of a pick-up truck and take off to experience the many sights around this unique and wonderful country.
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- Publisher Elm Grove Publishing
- Publication Date February 2016
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781943492121 / 1943492123
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 24.99 USD
- Pages256
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Page size9" x 6" (9x6) inches
- IllustrationOver 100 color photos
- Biblio NotesHistorical background on the Von Galland family
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