The Promise of American Life

THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN LIFE

BY HERBERT CROLY

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

Set up and electrotyped. Published November, 1909. Reprinted June, 1910; April, 1911; March, 1912.

Norwood Press

J.S. Cushing Co.&mdash;Berwick & Smith Co.

Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

Dedicated

TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE

DAVID GOODMAN CROLY

CONTENTS

 * Chapter I: WHAT IS THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN LIFE?
 * Chapter II: THE FEDERALISTS AND THE REPUBLICANS
 * Chapter III: THE DEMOCRATS AND THE WHIGS
 * Chapter IV: SLAVERY AND AMERICAN NATIONALITY
 * Chapter V: THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION
 * Chapter VI: REFORM AND THE REFORMERS
 * Chapter VII: RECONSTRUCTION; ITS CONDITIONS AND PURPOSES
 * Chapter VIII: NATIONALITY AND DEMOCRACY
 * Chapter IX: THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND ITS NATIONAL PRINCIPLES
 * Chapter X: A NATIONAL FOREIGN POLICY
 * Chapter XI: PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION&mdash;PART I
 * Chapter XII: PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION&mdash;PART II
 * Chapter XIII: CONCLUSIONS&mdash;THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE NATIONAL PURPOSE