It is indeed passing strange that in these days of cheap books and free education, America should be almost a 'terra incognita,' that we should know next to nothing of American history, of the American Constitution, of American practical politics, of the American mentality.
Beck critiques the lack of knowledge about American history and politics in England despite the availability of resources.
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Americans have never lacked interest in English history; for however broad the stream of our national life, how could we ignore its chief source?
My principal purpose in these lectures is to deepen the interest of this great nation in one of the very greatest and far-reaching achievements of our common race.
This experience has convinced me that now, more than ever before, there is in England a deep interest in American institutions and their history.
James Beck profoundly influenced the judgment of the neutral world and vindicated, by his masterly and sympathetic argument, the justice of our cause.
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