The Epic of AmericaLittle, Brown,, 1959 - 405 pages |
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Page 161
... sort of property owned by nearly all , rich and poor , was of the same sort ; and , second , the fact that its ownership entailed a certain sense of re- sponsibility . With the rise of speculation and investment in gov- ernment and ...
... sort of property owned by nearly all , rich and poor , was of the same sort ; and , second , the fact that its ownership entailed a certain sense of re- sponsibility . With the rise of speculation and investment in gov- ernment and ...
Page 178
... sort of get - rich - quick patriotism was putting a heavy strain on men . Just as in the early colonial days , or out on the advancing frontiers , a good bit of man's cul- ture had to be dropped overboard , so now , in this new sort of ...
... sort of get - rich - quick patriotism was putting a heavy strain on men . Just as in the early colonial days , or out on the advancing frontiers , a good bit of man's cul- ture had to be dropped overboard , so now , in this new sort of ...
Page 267
... sort of frontier folk . But a woman was always presumed to be virtuous in the sex- ual sense , and if she cared to remain so , - as , after all , most did , — she was absolutely safe both in fact and in reputation . The conditions of ...
... sort of frontier folk . But a woman was always presumed to be virtuous in the sex- ual sense , and if she cared to remain so , - as , after all , most did , — she was absolutely safe both in fact and in reputation . The conditions of ...
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