Project Gutenberg 2004-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 311 Croly, Herbert David 1869 1930 Croly, H. (Herbert) The Promise of American Life Reading ease score: 34.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Sandra Bannatyne and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, Produced from images provided by the Million Book Project "The Promise of American Life" by Herbert Croly is a political and social analysis published in the early 20th century. The book examines the underlying ideals that define American identity, advocating for a democratic future based on individualism and collective responsibility. Croly emphasizes the challenge of achieving this promise amidst changing social and economic realities. At the start of the work, Croly explores the deeply ingrained patriotism of Americans and their unwavering belief in the potential of their country as the "Land of Promise." He critiques the superficial optimism that views this promise as a predetermined success, arguing instead that it requires active effort and moral responsibility to be fulfilled. He questions what this promise entails for Americans, examining both the expectations and the obligations tied to it. The opening sets the stage for a broader discussion about the evolving American character and the political ideals of democracy, individualism, and community engagement, asserting that the realization of the American Promise is not automatic but must be cultivated through conscientious effort and reform. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 Political science -- United States -- History Progressivism (United States politics) JA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 1249010 1249025 2024-10-06T12:52:15.659723 2023-09-07T03:36:53.254590 text/html text/html 1234480 2020-12-18T23:44:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 392006 2020-12-18T23:44:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 477477 2024-10-06T12:52:29.682640 application/epub+zip 494731 2024-10-06T12:52:19.597696 application/epub+zip 481489 2024-10-06T12:52:17.902737 application/epub+zip 870936 2024-10-06T12:52:38.105115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813114 2024-10-06T12:52:28.600633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 781457 2022-09-07T16:21:23.268549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1152614 1152490 2024-10-06T12:52:14.111700 2023-09-07T03:36:51.892593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1152409 2020-12-18T23:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 377773 2020-12-18T23:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1152454 2020-12-18T23:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377669 2020-12-18T23:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22334 2024-10-06T12:52:38.431097 application/rdf+xml 12066 2024-10-06T12:52:18.628709 image/jpeg 2871 2024-10-06T12:52:18.204699 image/jpeg 465855 2024-10-06T12:52:15.753696 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia