CHARACTERISTICALLY AMERICAN

by Ralph Barton Perry ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

An evaluation of American traits that examines the qualities of the American mind, religion, philosophy, sport, colleges, individualism, democracy, etc. No worship of the past here, but a wholesome regard for the simple, trite principles of our basic institutions and a belief in the characteristic blend which has produced a national Americanism. This is a reasoned, adult reply to the many widespread criticisms of our ways, and should prove a source of pride in its temperate arguments and its mirroring of worthwhile values in our life. A book for the mature reader, for the intelligence demanding an intellectual understanding of its national fundamentals.

Pub Date: N/A

ISBN: 1443729027

Page Count: -

Publisher: Knopf

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1949

Categories: NONFICTION