Project Gutenberg 2008-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 145 McBrien, Jasper Leonidas 1867 America First: Patriotic Readings E-text prepared by Brian Sogard, Greg Bergquist, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "America First: Patriotic Readings" by Jasper Leonidas McBrien is a collection of patriotic writings and educational materials written in the early 20th century. This work seeks to instill a sense of American patriotism among teachers and students, emphasizing the importance of national identity and unity, particularly in the context of the challenges posed by World War I and the diverse immigrant backgrounds of American citizens. The opening portion of the book sets the stage with a foreword that references President Woodrow Wilson's call for prioritizing America over foreign allegiances, articulated in his 1915 address to the Daughters of the American Revolution. McBrien outlines his intention to compile readings that will help foster a meaningful understanding of Americanism among the rising generation, particularly in schools. He introduces the concept that proper education should link students with the ideals of patriotism through historical content, ensuring that the spirit of national unity and pride resonates across all demographics within society. The text immediately draws attention to the historical significance of such themes, anticipating that a shared understanding of America's past will lead to a stronger sense of identity and commitment to the nation's principles among its youth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States Readers Speeches, addresses, etc., American E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 475697 475489 2024-09-10T13:12:09.312390 2023-09-11T06:22:38.067243 text/html text/html 479208 2008-03-10T15:18:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1470434 2021-01-03T09:49:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1517809 2024-09-10T13:12:19.853817 application/epub+zip 1515980 2024-09-10T13:12:11.439347 application/epub+zip 225768 2024-09-10T13:12:10.226357 application/epub+zip 1667103 2024-09-10T13:12:25.679799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1605189 2024-09-10T13:12:17.986882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327659 2022-09-11T12:02:00.767597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409708 409591 2024-09-10T13:12:08.219354 2023-09-11T06:22:37.101242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 409387 2021-01-03T09:49:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156620 2021-01-03T09:49:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 409399 2021-01-03T09:49:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156608 2021-01-03T09:49:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20102 2024-09-10T13:12:25.846801 application/rdf+xml 25979 2024-09-10T13:12:10.340375 image/jpeg 3971 2024-09-10T13:12:10.282372 image/jpeg 1519765 2024-09-10T13:12:09.428483 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