Project Gutenberg 2007-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 112 Nathan, George Jean 1882 1958 Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) 1880 1956 Mencken, Henry Louis Hatteras, Owen Mencken, Henry L. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind Produced by Annie McGuire and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The American Credo" by George Jean Nathan and H. L. Mencken is an analytical examination of American society and its ideals, written in the early 20th century. The work aims to dissect the misconceptions about American character and values, addressing societal beliefs, psychology, and cultural norms. The authors seek to provide a more profound understanding of what lies beneath the surface of American identity, particularly highlighting the contradictions inherent in the American pursuit of liberty and self-advancement. At the start of the treatise, the authors set out their ambition to clarify the confusion surrounding American ideals and behaviors, arguing against both external and internal misconceptions about the American identity. They contextualize the American mindset, particularly emphasizing the tension between a proclaimed desire for personal freedom and the reality of increasing societal constraints. Nathan and Mencken critique the folly of popular beliefs regarding liberty, suggesting that much of the fervor surrounding these ideals is superficial and often disregarded in practice. Overall, this opening portion lays the groundwork for an in-depth discussion about the complexities of American culture and the psychological factors that shape its character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor National characteristics, American E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Humour 220705 220714 2024-09-10T09:20:36.156425 2023-09-10T12:22:40.167591 text/html text/html 225165 2007-12-14T11:25:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81419 2007-12-14T11:25:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 152785 2024-09-10T09:20:44.252352 application/epub+zip 149550 2024-09-10T09:20:38.533361 application/epub+zip 149551 2024-09-10T09:20:37.112397 application/epub+zip 310626 2024-09-10T09:20:48.005378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285593 2024-09-10T09:20:42.804322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303642 2022-09-11T07:28:03.009895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196737 196527 2024-09-10T09:20:35.490382 2023-09-10T12:22:39.546587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 196258 2007-12-14T11:25:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76179 2007-12-14T11:25:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 197713 2007-12-14T11:25:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76271 2007-12-14T11:25:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21360 2024-09-10T09:20:49.030297 application/rdf+xml 14320 2024-09-10T09:20:37.590374 image/jpeg 3504 2024-09-10T09:20:37.404382 image/jpeg 135243 2024-09-10T09:20:36.176367 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 en.wikipedia