The Spirit of Patriotism: 4 Classic Books on National Identity and Pride
Classic Essays on Citizenship, Conscience, Civic Duty, and National BelongingBy Helen H. Gardener, Edna D. Jones, Kate Upson Clark, Clarence Reidenbach
Length17h 50m
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The Spirit of Patriotism gathers four classic texts on national identity, civic attachment, and the meanings of public loyalty. Rather than presenting patriotism as a single, settled creed, the volume ranges across reflective prose, moral argument, historical commentary, and exhortatory writing. Its selections illuminate the tensions between pride and criticism, inherited tradition and democratic responsibility, making the collection valuable within the broader literary history of American civic discourse. The juxtaposition of its varied texts encourages readers to consider patriotism as an evolving cultural language rather than mere ceremonial affirmation. Helen H. Gardener, Edna D. Jones, Kate Upson Clark, and Clarence Reidenbach contribute distinct voices to this conversation, bringing differing rhetorical emphases and intellectual temperaments to questions of nationhood. Their collective presence situates the anthology amid late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century debates over citizenship, social obligation, reform, and public ideals. Read together, these writers reveal how national feeling could be expressed through ethical inquiry as well as celebration, and how literary prose participated in shaping civic consciousness. This volume is recommended for readers of American cultural history, political thought, and classic nonfiction. It offers a compact yet rich opportunity to compare perspectives, styles, and assumptions about collective belonging. Students and general readers alike will find in its internal dialogue an instructive account of patriotism's aspirations, contradictions, and enduring interpretive power.
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GenrePolitics and Government, Literary Classics
Length17 hrs 50 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Patriotic Pieces from the Great War
26THE MISCREANT
2A PRAYER IN KHAKI
27THE LITTLE ONE-STAR FLAG
3SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM
28RISE UP! RISE UP, CRUSADERS!
4MY SAILOR BOY
29JUST THINKING
5THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS
30THE STARS
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6IT IS WELL WITH THE CHILD
31MY SON
7THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO THE NATIONAL ARMY
32SALUTATORY
8THE WORKERS
33ONLY A VOLUNTEER
9BELLS OF FLANDERS
34THE SAILOR-MAN
10THE DRUMS
35THE COST
11FOR FRANCE
36THE EYES OF WAR
12NEXT YEAR
37FILE THREE
13THEN GIVE US WINGS
38THE SOLDIER
14IN FLANDERS FIELDS
39OUR GIFT
15THE SERVICE FLAG
40ASLEEP BY THE IRISH SEA
16PEACE WITH A SWORD
41COLUMBIA COMES
17SQUARING OURSELVES
42A NATION'S PRAYER FOR STRENGTH TO SERVE
18THE WOUNDED SOLDIER IN THE CONVENT
43OLD GLORY
19HARVEST IN FLANDERS
44SCREENS
20HAY FEVER
45EFFICIENCY
21IN SAN FRANCISCO
46SEVEN DAYS' LEAVE
22THE UNFURLING OF THE FLAG
47THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER—WITH VARIATIONS
23MARCHING FORTH TO WAR
48ON TO VICTORY!
24THE SPIRIT OF '17
49THE FLAG
25IN WARTIME
50"HONEY" DRAWS THE LINE
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