God's country and mine : a declaration of love spiced with a few harsh words / by Jacques Barzun.

Contents: pt. 1. Spring, or getting and spending . Innocents at home -- Professional European -- Statistical living -- Philosophy of trade -- Last best hope -- pt. 2. Summer, of sitting and thinking. Policeman within -- The eye on the needle -- The under-entertained -- Are you a Globe sister? -- Say, Bud! ... Hiya, baby! -- pt. 3. Autumn, or carping. Assets to conceal -- Cast-iron olives -- Greatest city in the world -- When the doctor is a pill -- The Gulf Stream -- pt. 4. Winter, or loving. All the other halves.