Project Gutenberg 2015-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 205 Bird, Arthur Looking forward : $b a dream of the United States of the Americas in 1999 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Looking Forward: A Dream of the United States of the Americas in 1999" by Arthur Bird is a political and speculative work likely written in the late 19th century. The text envisions a unified political entity, the United States of the Americas, which has come to fruition by the year 1999, encompassing all republics in the Western Hemisphere. The author expresses a firm belief in America’s manifest destiny to dominate the region under the guidance of its constitution and flag. The beginning of the work sets a tone of ambitious nationalism, as the author introduces a vision of America’s expansive future while invoking historical and mythical connections to its past. Through a blend of grandiose language and vivid imagery, Bird describes America, personified as a giant, embracing and uniting the smaller national entities in Latin America beneath its protective fold. The narrative establishes a context of national pride and patriotism, highlighting themes of unity, governance, and a future characterized by peace and civilization stemming from American influence and ideals. The chapters that follow promise to explore how this transformation unfolded, hinting at events and decisions that brought Central and South American countries into the fold of the newly conceived United States of the Americas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Civilization Twentieth century -- Forecasts CB Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature Category: Politics 418846 2025-07-20T06:42:47.159469 text/html 392379 2024-10-22T23:14:23 text/html 720218 2025-07-20T06:42:57.196349 application/epub+zip 718641 2025-07-20T06:42:50.588361 application/epub+zip 252802 2025-07-20T06:42:49.141398 application/epub+zip 1130975 2025-07-20T06:43:01.890338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1055513 2025-07-20T06:42:55.863451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306110 2022-09-22T16:37:26.886199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327584 2025-07-20T06:42:46.041344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307661 2024-10-22T23:14:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16961 2025-07-20T06:43:02.034286 application/rdf+xml 15583 2025-07-20T06:42:49.241381 image/jpeg 2390 2025-07-20T06:42:49.192379 image/jpeg 689340 2025-07-20T06:42:48.127399 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