Project Gutenberg 2014-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 216 Shaw, Leslie M. (Leslie Mortier) 1848 1932 Shaw, Leslie Mortier 20000108 Vanishing Landmarks: The Trend Toward Bolshevism Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Fred Salzer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net from images generously made available by The Internet Archive (http://archive.org/). "Vanishing Landmarks: The Trend Toward Bolshevism" by Leslie M. Shaw is a political treatise written in the early 20th century. The book critiques the growing influence of socialism and bolshevism in the United States following World War I, arguing for the preservation of a republic governed by representative democracy rather than direct democracy. Shaw draws from historical examples and philosophical reasoning to discuss the importance of maintaining established governmental structures to protect individual freedoms and societal order. The opening of the text sets the tone for Shaw's exploration of the fundamental differences between a republic and a democracy, emphasizing the risks of treating the two as interchangeable. He asserts that the founders intentionally designed the American government as a republic— with elected representatives— to prevent populism from leading to chaos. Shaw warns against the dangers of disregarding this distinction and reflects on historical moments when the wisdom of representatives has saved the nation from ill-fated popular demands. Through evocative language and cautionary tales, Shaw invites readers to reflect on their civic responsibilities and the importance of informed decision-making in preserving the principles of republican governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46380/46380-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government United States -- Social conditions HN Text Category: History - American Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 355460 2025-09-18T15:40:56.615803 text/html 337067 2024-10-24T09:16:59 text/html 347839 2025-09-18T15:41:02.517780 application/epub+zip 344751 2025-09-18T15:40:57.647757 application/epub+zip 241025 2025-09-18T15:40:57.135808 application/epub+zip 425493 2025-09-18T15:41:06.239742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379807 2025-09-18T15:41:01.958745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276844 2022-09-21T06:03:49.956393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313096 2025-09-18T15:40:55.999803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293141 2024-10-24T09:16:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17062 2025-09-18T15:41:06.382777 application/rdf+xml 16481 2025-09-18T15:40:57.224755 image/jpeg 2409 2025-09-18T15:40:57.181799 image/jpeg 315178 2025-09-18T15:40:56.649828 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