The Patriot's Handbook: A Citizenship Primer for a New Generation of Americans (Second Edition)
George Grant, PhD
British philosopher G. K. Chesterton once quipped that America is the only nation ever founded on a creed. While other nations find their identity in geography, culture, ideology, or ethnic origin, America was founded on certain ideas about freedom, human dignity, and social responsibility.
Early in the nineteenth century, American educators began to realize that if this great experiment in liberty was to be maintained, then an informed patriotism would have to be instilled in the young. The ideals that produced the nation needed to pass from one generation to the next; thus, these educators presented rising new citizens with a small handbook containing the essential elements of the American creed.
The Patriot's Handbook is a twenty-first century version of that tradition. A concise introduction to the ideas, events, and personalities of American freedom, it is a valuable resource for anyone who wishes to understand the nation's identity as it has developed from its founding until now. Included are key documents—for example, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers—speeches, poems, song lyrics, and profiles of the presidents and many of the leaders who have shaped the nation's history.
 | GEORGE GRANT is director of the King’s Meadow Study Center, editor of the Stirling Bridge newsletter, president of the Covenant Classical School Association, and professor of moral philosophy at Bannockburn College. The author or coauthor of more than fifty books, he lives in Middle Tennessee. |
$15.95, Paperback
ISBN-10: 1-58182-403-3 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58182-403-2 (Paperback)
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