"Across America; or, the Great West and the Pacific Coast" is a book written from personal experience by military doctor and journalist James Fowler Rasling. The author traveled from the Atlantic coast of the United States to the Pacific West coast, conveying his impressions of the observations, people, sights and events that met him along the way. A sense of the vastness of space and the beauty of the landscape, as well as surprising information about the local population and culture, make this book a fascinating guide to the world of 19th century America. "Across America" is a deep sense of wonder before the inexhaustibility of natural diversity and cultural features, which the author conveys to his readers with every page.