The Valley of Democracy

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A collection of essays that sketches the social character, customs, and civic life of the American Middle West, portraying its plain people, regional types, and popular diversions. The author surveys rural agriculture and farming institutions, examines Chicago’s emergence as an urban center, and traces the region’s political habits and reform impulses. Blending local observation with cultural and civic commentary, the work considers the spirit that sustains democratic participation, the pressures of economic and social change, and the tasks of postwar readjustment, arguing for practical reform, public responsibility, and confidence in self-government.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] The matter has been disposed of by the adoption of a prohibition amendment to the Federal Constitution.

[B] Kenneth Victor Elliott, of Sheridan, Indiana. He died in battle, giving his youth and his high hope of life for the America he loved with a passionate devotion.

[C] Now the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.

[D] Mr. Thompson was re-elected April 1, 1919, by a plurality of 17,600.

[E] Colonel Roosevelt died January 6, 1919.

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