Project Gutenberg 2004-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 473 Croly, Herbert David 1869 1930 Croly, H. (Herbert) The Promise of American Life Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Promise_of_American_Life 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.) Reading ease score: 34.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 Political science -- United States -- History Progressivism (United States politics) JA Text Category: History - American Category: Sociology Category: Politics 1249132 2025-08-06T09:46:32.800394 text/html 1214502 2024-10-28T21:29:35 text/html 477502 2025-08-06T09:46:45.229312 application/epub+zip 494633 2025-08-06T09:46:36.208409 application/epub+zip 481389 2025-08-06T09:46:34.770374 application/epub+zip 870894 2025-08-06T09:46:52.702296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813116 2025-08-06T09:46:44.263370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 781457 2022-09-07T16:21:23.268549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1152460 2025-08-06T09:46:31.625417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1132671 2024-10-28T21:29:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17345 2025-08-06T09:46:52.836277 application/rdf+xml 12066 2025-08-06T09:46:35.327375 image/jpeg 2871 2025-08-06T09:46:35.053365 image/jpeg 465893 2025-08-06T09:46:32.881431 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia