Project Gutenberg 2011-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 201 Laselle, Mary Augusta 1860 Laselle, Mary A. 19005853 Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls A little Kansas leaven / Dorothy Canfield -- The survivors / Elsie Singmaster -- The wildcat / A.P. Terhune -- The citizen / J.F. Dwyer -- The Indian of the reservation / Grace Coolidge -- The night attack / A.S. Pier -- The path of glory / Mary B. Pulver -- Sergt. Warren comes back from France / F. Ames, Jr -- The coward / A.G. Empey -- Château-Thierry / F.O. Bartlett. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Short Stories of the New America" by Mary Augusta Laselle is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book is designed to interpret the social and political landscape of contemporary America, particularly aimed at high school students. Through various narratives, it explores themes related to democracy, service, and the human experience during a period deeply affected by war and societal change. The opening portion begins with a preface explaining the purpose of the anthology, emphasizing the need for literature that resonates with young readers and stirs their feelings toward civic duty. In the first story, "A Little Kansas Leaven," we follow the life of Ellen Boardman, who, after reading about the outbreak of World War I, becomes increasingly troubled by America’s lack of engagement. Her journey from a reserved office worker to a dedicated volunteer in France showcases her evolution as she grapples with the morality of war and her desire to contribute. This opening segment effectively sets the stage for a collection that aims to inspire and inform young Americans about their roles in a changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 396709 396718 2024-09-15T16:44:53.644860 2023-09-16T09:49:45.271822 text/html text/html 393197 2011-09-15T11:45:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 146141 2011-09-15T11:52:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 212490 2024-09-15T16:45:00.712852 application/epub+zip 215778 2024-09-15T16:44:55.384845 application/epub+zip 215778 2024-09-15T16:44:54.369864 application/epub+zip 401707 2024-09-15T16:45:04.666828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373293 2024-09-15T16:44:59.917847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392837 2022-09-17T07:34:21.648180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351982 2024-09-15T16:44:52.665875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358951 2011-09-15T11:45:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 139379 2011-09-15T11:52:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 351848 2011-09-15T11:50:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138408 2011-09-15T11:52:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351824 2011-09-15T11:51:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138324 2011-09-15T11:52:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22043 2024-09-15T16:45:04.816798 application/rdf+xml 16485 2024-09-15T16:44:54.733866 image/jpeg 4029 2024-09-15T16:44:54.550852 image/jpeg 205047 2024-09-15T16:44:53.678886 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