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HISTORY of American Idealism, The (Book); BOOKS; IDEALISM; MYERS, Gustavus; LEADERSHIP; CIVILIZATION

The article focuses on the book "The History of American Idealism," by Gustavus Myers. Myers sets out to prove that "the American people are a nation of idealists." He asserts it is "the fact of facts." Now U.S.'s services to mankind, her leadership on various occasions, her permanent contributions to civilization are conspicuous and undeniable. Yet Myers would be more effective if he were more objective. In his preface he protests that he has written other books "showing the evils imposed on American life by organizations, groups, and particular classes," but that this book deals "with the American people as a whole."