THE FUTURE IN AMERICA (Illustrated)

"The Future in America -A Search After Realities" is a 1906 travel essay by H. G. Wells recounting his impressions from the first of half a dozen visits he would make to the United States.
Table of contents:
Chapter I. The Prophetic Habit Of Mind
Chapter II. Material Progress
Chapter III. New York
Chapter IV. Growth Invincible
Chapter V. The Economic Process
Chapter VI. Some Aspects Of American Wealth
Chapter VII. Certain Workers
Chapter VIII. Corruption
Chapter IX. The Immigrant
Chapter X. State-Blindness
Chapter XI. Two Studies In Disappointment
Chapter XII. The Tragedy Of Color
Chapter XIII. The Mind Of A Modern State
Chapter XIV. Culture
Chapter XV. At Washington The Envoy
Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells was now considered to be one of the world's most important political thinkers and during the 1920s and 30s he was in great demand as a contributor to newspapers and journals.