THE WAY OF DEMOCRACY :: 1940 HB

• Hardback book
• ALLEN Y. KING
• IDA DENNIS
• WITH PICTURES BY E.P. COUSE
• Over 400 pages
• Published January, 1940
• Reprinted January, May, 1940
• Copyright, 1940, by THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

Contents includes:

" I. FOUNDATION OF OUR LIBERTIES

A New Day Dawns at Runnymede
(Guaranteeing the early rights of Englishmen - Magna Carta)

John Hill Saves the Charter
(Protecting the rights of the people of Connecticut - Charter Oak)

What Happened in Philadelphia
(Writing the ideals of a democracy - The Declaration of Independence)

The Sun Rises on the United States
(A united country replaces a mere confederacy)

A More Glorious Fourth
(Celebrating the adoption of the Constitution)

II. RULE BY THE MAJORITY

The French Revolution
(Struggle against tyranny)

Democracy at Work
(A contrast of popular government with tyranny and dictatorship)

"The Poor Voter on Election Day" - A Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier

Isn't It Queer ? - by Angelo Patri
(Responsibility for using the ballot)

The Rabble Rouser
(Discarding the appeal to prejudice and emotion)

III TRIAL BY JURY

In a Medieval Forest
(Tribal justice by popular vote)

The Blood Feud
("An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth")

Justice in America
(Modern trial by jury, and habeas corpus)

Innocent or Guilty ?
(Old methods for trying accused persons)

IV. FREEDOM OF OPPORTUNITY

"Boys Wanted" - A Poem by Edgar A. Guest

Knute Rockne. Football Wizard
(The door of opportunity)

"The Way to Win" - A Poem (Anonymous)

Amounting to Something
(Value of training; freedom of opportunity)

V. THE RIGHT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY

A Man's House Is His Castle
(Freedom from unwarranted search)

Protecting the Workingman
(What the Constitution does for us)

We Visit Farmer Martin
(Right to own property)

VI. FREEDOM TO SEEK THE TRUTH

Pioneering in Fields of Science
(From witchcraft to scientific research)

The Doctor's Experiment
(Blocking science through stupidity)

VII. FREEDOM OF SPEECH
(Safeguarding the right to know the truth)

"The Blind Men and the Elephant" - A Poem by John G. Saxe

VIII. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

John Peter Zenger
(The basic case for freedom of the press in America)

Mr. Lynde's Choice
(The comparative values of liberty and property)

Adolph S. Ochs
(Building a great life and a great modern newspaper)

IX. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BY PEACEFUL MEANS

Frank Finds a Way
(Settling disputes by compromise)

The Great White Father Keeps His Promise
(Red men and white)

A Bridge, a Garden, a Park, a Gate - by Elizabeth Lobingier
(Three thousand miles of peaceful border)

"A Century of Peace" - A Poem by Guy Bilsford

The Christ of the Andes - by Eleanor Brainard
(Avoiding war)

X. DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP

Our Government and Theirs
(How different governments work)

"America for Me" - A Poem by Henry van Dyke

XI. BUILDING DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP

Preserving and Improving Democracy
(Making democracy work)

"My Fourth of July Wish" - by Edgar A. Guest
(The essentials of patriotism)

"America the Beautiful" - A Poem by Katherine Lee Bates

"The American's Creed" - by William Tyler Page

"My Creed" - A Poem by Howard A. Walter

"Men of Tomorrow" - by J. Edgar Hoover (adapted)
(Making the good citizen)

"The Athenian Oath" "

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The cover has moderate edgewear and looks a little dirty.
Also, the inside covers, the first and last blank pages, and the side edges of the pages look very dirty.
No torn or ripped pages.

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